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Similar federal legislation exists which is supposed to guide/impact FN relationships in areas of federal jurisdiction.
B.C. Government (Conservative Majority), 2026-(NLT)2031
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Section 35 enters the chat...
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
What is Section 35 of the Constitution Act?
Section 35 is the part of the Constitution Act that recognizes and affirms Aboriginal rights. The Canadian government did not initially plan to include Aboriginal rights so extensively within the constitution when the Act was being redrafted in the early 1980s. Early drafts and discussions during the patriation of the Canadian Constitution did not include any recognition of those existing rights and relationships, but through campaigns and demonstrations, Aboriginal groups in Canada successfully fought to have their rights enshrined and protected.It is important to understand that Section 35 recognizes Aboriginal rights, but did not create them—Aboriginal rights have existed before Section 35.
Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35 | indigenousfoundations
What is Section 35 of the Constitution Act? Section 35 is the part of the Constitution Act that recognizes and affirms Aboriginal rights. The Canadian government did not initially plan to include Aboriginal rights so extensively within the constitution when the Act was being redrafted in the...
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What’s DRIPA?
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A set of untested, one sided, never adopted anywhere else on the planet land management policies pushed by an unelected, unaccountable international virtue signaling organization and put into force in BC by the NDP in an attempt to suck up to the Green Party (who they relied on to achieve majority status in the legislature) and First Nations - but it boomeranged on everyone...
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
The Declaration Act (2019) establishes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the Province’s framework for reconciliation, as called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. The Act creates a path forward that respects the human rights of...
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Federal legislation to guide our own government in meeting terms of our own constitution makes sense. Limiting options by tying ourselves to a statement of aspirations emanating from the UN does not.
Regardless what the right amount of such legislation is, the power to enact or repeal any part of it must remain with the legislature. There really should never be any one-way legislative ratchets. I'd have it that nothing except the Constitution has any power to bind future legislatures to anything. If that's already the case, great.
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Interesting: Peace River North- 0 votes for NDP, Green or others.
www.poliwave.com
Whoops: that changed with the mail in ballots. Which is also strange. No NDP votes cast at the box on election day, they all came in by mail in ballots.
Peace River North: BC Election Results 2026 & Candidates | Poliwave
Candidates and vote totals in Peace River North for the 2026 British Columbia provincial election, plus a riding map and past results.
www.poliwave.com
Whoops: that changed with the mail in ballots. Which is also strange. No NDP votes cast at the box on election day, they all came in by mail in ballots.
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I’m sure she's on their Christmas card list.
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Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. All legislation in B.C. was made to conform to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which people smarter than I have said is incompatible with Canadian law.
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So its un-Constitutional then? And by that logic, un-enforceable?
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I don’t know. As far as I know, it was never challenged in court yet, which I’m surprised. I don’t know if there is anything in the lower courts working their way up. I’m just going by what some legal scholars and writers have been saying who are smarter than me and not usually susceptible to hyperbole.
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Nailed it.
This is a good summary... 'hoisted on his own election' is now one of my favourite phrases
Hoisted on his own election
Once underway, the campaign proved demoralizing for voters and participants alike. The NDP’s initial script for the campaign focused not just on the need to stand up to Trump, but also on the elements of conservativism in the province that bore hallmarks of MAGA politics. Eby called out what he described as Conservative parties cozying up to Trump.These tactics might have worked when Findlay was still the Conservative leader. Hers was a particularly chaotic brand of populist politics; she had even hired political staff with ties to the Alberta separatist movement.
Unfortunately for Eby, the threat of an imminent election accomplished what nothing else seemingly could — a reconciliation among Conservatives. Amid steadily increasing internal pressure, Findlay stepped down the Sunday before the election call. Following the hasty selection of Doerkson as interim leader, most Conservatives in exile returned to the party.
David Eby’s early election call backfires badly, putting Conservatives in power in B.C. - UBC News
by Dr. Stewart Prest, department of political science
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