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B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to ‘chillax’ about land acknowledgments
Four B.C. First Nations say land acknowledgments do not affect private property rights and criticize MP Gunn’s claim as unfounded and misleading.
- On Monday, North Island-Powell River MP Gunn criticized land acknowledgments, saying the federal government should stop them if it 'truly believes in the private property rights of Canadians'.
- The Musqueam-Ottawa rights acknowledgment last month states the Musqueam claim Aboriginal title across much of Metro Vancouver and seek a new nation-to-nation, government-to-government relationship, while not altering Musqueam title.
- The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations issued a joint statement saying acknowledgments are harmless and only recognize the history of the place, adding they have never seized property or altered title deeds.
- On Thursday, Gunn called the chiefs' tone 'unfortunate', while Spencer Chandra Herbert said adding 'a bit of humour to this is important' and that telling someone to 'chillax' was 'the kindest way to approach it'.
- The four nations named are based in Gunn's Vancouver Island riding, and this report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2026.
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B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to 'chillax' about land acknowledgments
VANCOUVER — The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations have told Conservative member of Parliament Aaron Gunn to “chillax” after he criticized land acknowledgments spoken before public events. In a joint statement, the chiefs from the Tla’amin, Homalco, K’omoks and Klahoose nations said that “harmless” land acknowledgments only recognized “the history of the place” […]
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