US EditionGrand Chief Stewart Phillip says ‘heartsick’ MLA wife doesn’t support DRIPA
Phillip says Joan Phillip is among three Indigenous caucus members uneasy with the plan as Eby warns DRIPA changes face serious litigation risk.
- Grand Chief Stewart Phillip announced on Friday that his wife, MLA Joan Philip, opposes Premier David Eby's plan to pause parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act , saying she is "heartsick" over the issue.
- Premier David Eby cited "very serious litigation risk" to justify the pause, though Indigenous leaders condemned the move as a "strategy of denial" that damages reconciliation efforts between the B.C. government and First Nations.
- Accusing Eby of having "sidelined" his caucus during negotiations, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs president Phillip warned that the NDP faces a "leadership issue."
- Because the suspension legislation serves as a confidence vote, Premier Eby's one-seat majority government could fall if legislators oppose the measure.
- Despite unanimously passing DRIPA in 2019, Indigenous leaders urged MLAs to "vote with their conscience" regarding the proposed suspension.
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First Nations leaders strongly oppose B.C. plan to pause DRIPA as Eby defends move ahead of confidence vote
First Nations leaders in B.C. are urging B.C. NDP MLAs to reject Premier David Eby’s plan to suspend some sections of the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), as the government prepares to bring the proposal forward as a confidence vote.
Will Penticton's Joan Phillip bring down the BC NDP government over DRIPA?
A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and is "heartsick" over the issue.
The Toronto Star
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says ‘heartsick’ MLA wife doesn’t support DRIPA
VANCOUVER - A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn't support Premier David Eby's plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights
Winnipeg Free Press
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA
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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says 'heartsick' MLA wife doesn't support DRIPA pause – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A First Nations leader whose wife is a B.C. government legislator says she doesn’t support Premier David Eby’s plan to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and is “heartsick” over the issue. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, who was among B.C. Indigenous leaders who condemned the suspension plan at a Vancouver news conference, says Eby has “sidelined” his caucus during DRIPA negotiations and the NDP ha…
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