B.C. NDP Acts Fast in Defence of Private Ownership of Land

B.C. NDP acts fast in defence of private ownership of land

Vaughn Palmer: While Cowichan Nation did not seek return of Richmond lands now in private hands, that could still happen after court victory

B.C. Supreme Court takes an axe to private property rights

By Caroline Elliott Native rights are constitutionally guaranteed; property rights are not. When courts recognize Aboriginal title, it’s easy to see who will win Think you own your private property? Well think again, as a recent court decision has thrown the entire basis of property ownership into chaos in British Columbia. In the ultimate “land acknowledgement,” the B.C. Supreme Court released a bombshell judgment last week declaring Aboriginal…