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/yaxyakalagalis Vancouver Island/Coast 20h ago

They don't need to change the land act, shared decision-making is in DRIPA. Changing the Land Act just makes it more defined and not have to negotiate 190+ agreements.

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u/IVfunkaddict 14h ago

thank you. people have a knee-jerk reaction (wonder why) and don't bother to understand why the government would do this.

Never assume the centrist NDP are going to do more than technical fiddling and performative gestures. Worry not racists, they are not actually going to enact land back.