Mastodawn

Hundreds of Indigenous leaders, legal groups, and labour unions have told Eby that weakening DRIPA will create more uncertainty and distrust.

Instead, he’s barreling forward with this “suspension” — yet another panicked snap-decision that will only create more instability.

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Emily Lowan (she/her)2d ago

It makes sense people are worried about their home during a housing crisis — but it’s not DRIPA, or the courts, or Indigenous people causing this fear.

It’s our government’s inability to stand up to misinformation, sit down at the table, and work towards a stable future. #dripa #bcpoli

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Marcia MacDonald

@emilylowan
https://cheknews.ca/absolute-betrayal-first-nations-blast-eby-in-leaked-transcript-of-dripa-meeting-1315543/

‘Absolute betrayal’: First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting

A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of "absolute betrayal" and colonialism.

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