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Elections BC Allows Petition Bid for Indigenous Law’s Repeal to Proceed
The petition needs signatures from 10% of voters in all 93 districts by Jan. 25, 2027, Elections BC said.
- On Thursday, Elections BC granted in-principle approval to a petition seeking the repeal of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act , led by Conservative transportation critic Harman Bhangu.
- Designed to affirm the United Nations Declaration within British Columbia law, DRIPA became a flashpoint after a B.C. Appeal Court ruling last year found provincial mining rules inconsistent with the act.
- To succeed, the petition requires signatures from 10 per cent of voters in all 93 electoral districts by Jan. 25, 2027, though Elections has approved only one successful petition since 1995.
- Premier David Eby previously backed down from suspending DRIPA amid opposition from First Nations leaders, while the proposed repeal bill would come into force upon royal assent if passed.
- If the petition succeeds, referral to the legislature follows, where members could recommend introducing the draft bill or referring it for a vote, though the process remains non-binding.
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Elections BC allows petition bid for Indigenous law’s repeal to proceed
VICTORIA — Elections BC says it has granted in-principle approval for a petition to proceed seeking the repeal of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The petition's proponent is Harman Bhangu, transportation critic f...
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Elections BC allows petition bid for Indigenous law's repeal to proceed
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has granted in-principle approval for a petition to proceed seeking the repeal of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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