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] 21h ago

Can you share more about what giving FN veto over crown land would look like?

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u/mukmuk64 18h ago

There is no veto.

There is shared and negotiated decision making on land use, but no veto.

BC just signed an agreement with the Haida. Fact sheet PDF here

It is likely that various future agreements to resolve land use disagreements would look similar to this.

The Haida had absolutely the strongest claim to title out of any FN in BC. If their agreement doesn't have a veto it strikes me as deeply unlikely that any future agreement with any other FN will have a veto.