Eby admits to “very real threat” from First Nations lobby group if DRIPA repealed
“There is a very real threat to our province in continued conflict with First Nations,” Eby said.
B.C. Premier David Eby is continuing his retreat from potential changes to the province’s Indigenous rights framework after acknowledging what he called a “very real threat” of escalating Indigenous-led conflict after discussions with the First Nations Leadership Council.
In a joint statement released Monday with the Indigenous lobby group, the province confirmed it will not introduce legislation this spring to amend or suspend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, commonly known as DRIPA.
