Legislation to suspend parts of DRIPA won’t be a confidence vote, B.C. gov’t says | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2026 4:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The prospect of an early election in British Columbia is receding after the government announced that legislation to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will no […]
As session returns, Eby’s government faces ‘peril’ over DRIPA: political scientist | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2026 8:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A political analyst says British Columbia Premier David Eby faces a “moment of real peril” as legislators return to Victoria this week. Eby has staked his government on plans to suspend […]
First Nations leaders urge B.C. to uphold DRIPA: ‘We will not back down’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The First Nations Leadership Council is speaking out against the B.C. government’s proposal to suspend key provisions of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), calling it a unilateral betrayal and an abandonment of the province’s commitment to principled reconciliation, as well as serving to create a climate of uncertainty. “This […]
B.C. considering changes to weaken DRIPA, shares confidential letter with First Nations leaders | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Following two recent court decisions siding with First Nations under British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, Premier David Eby is considering amendments that would weaken the legislation. First Nations leaders have called on Eby to leave the bill alone. The bill, known as DRIPA, requires B.C. to take “all measures” […]
More than 100 B.C. First Nations urge Eby to uphold DRIPA or risk backslide | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than 100 First Nations and First Nations organizations have signed a joint statement to B.C. Premier David Eby to uphold the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The Act, DRIPA, was unanimously passed by all parties in the legislature in 2019, with the provincial government stating that “B.C. is the first […]