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First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation
First Nations leaders say the changes would weaken consultation rules and reduce court oversight, while the government says elected MLAs should lead reconciliation.
- First Nations leaders are condemning proposed amendments to British Columbia's Declaration on the Indigenous Peoples Act , with Terry Teegee warning the changes would "gut" the landmark legislation.
- Premier David Eby announced the changes following a December Court ruling that found the Mineral Tenure Act inconsistent with DRIPA due to insufficient consultation requirements for mining tenures.
- Leaders criticized the government's four-day consultation window as insufficient; Teegee noted that non-disclosure agreements prevented detailed discussion of specific amendments with First Nations members.
- Robert Phillips of the First Nations Summit warned the future of DRIPA is a "defining moment" for British Columbia, suggesting Indigenous MLAs could face an "Elijah Harper moment.
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First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation
VICTORIA - A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act would take a "sledgehammer" to the landmark legislation.
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VICTORIA — A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act would take a “sledgehammer” to the landmark legislation. Robert Phillips of the First Nations Summit said the amendments would “gut” DRIPA and turn back the clock on relations between the provincial government and First Nations by decades. Phillips’ warning came before Thursday’s meeting between First Nations leade…
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