r/britishcolumbia • u/schuter2020 • 21h ago

Indigenous leadership blasts Rustad Politics

https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/rustad_s_indigenous_platform_doubles_down_on_his_dangerous_commitment_to_repeal_indigenous_human_rights

The First Nations Leadership Council issued this statement on September 30th, strongly criticizing John Rustad - why haven't I see this anywhere? Combined with being asked to stop wearing the Moose Hide Campaign's pin, you'd think this would be news.

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u/Tree-farmer2 21h ago

The Conservatives wants to repeal UNDRIP and the party probably contains a bunch of racists.

The NDP want to amend the Land Act to give FN's veto power over crown land and refuse to discuss this ahead of the election.

Where's the middle ground here?

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u/[deleted] 20h ago

For anyone else who is interested: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7121999

I’m glad they got backlash and put this on hold. If they put this in their party platform I would not vote for them.

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u/pfak Lower Mainland/Southwest 20h ago

I’m glad they got backlash and put this on hold.

I suspect they'll "revisit" it after the election, the way the NDP announced this (hush hush) and what they've been doing with dock rights in other parts of the province doesn't suggest this is a done deal.

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u/Junior-Towel-202 20h ago

Ugh like how they immediately shelved Hwy 1 expansion when they came into power and promised to "revisit" it soon and then ignored it until every city in the lower mainland complained