By Bruce Murdoch Op-Ed Commentary Recent headlines warn that American Indigenous tribes are using B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) to…
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Confirmation of DRIPA driving investment out: MLA
Scott McInnis, Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA and Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Relations, issued the following statement May 6 on the Business Council of British Columbia’s…
US tribes using DRIPA to expand influence: McInnis
Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA and Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Relations Scott McInnis and the B.C. Conservative Party are sounding the alarm about American First Nations…
Conservatives call out NDP government DRIPA secrecy
The B.C. Conservative Caucus is calling on the NDP government to come clean with British Columbians about their proposed amendments to the Declaration on the…
The courage to move forward
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary When governments embrace chronic rumination—dwelling endlessly on historical wrongs—they develop what psychologists recognize in individuals: a paralysis that masquerades as…
Justin’s Folly
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal middle of the road government ‘jogged along.’ It’s a term that was used by British…
Tilting at Windmills
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Don Quixote, a story written in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes, is considered to be Western Literature’s first novel. Originally published in…
MLA urges Premier to repeal DRIPA
BC Conservative Party Critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River Revelstoke, says Premier David Eby must stop gaslighting the public…
First Nations land ownership report released
The Province of British Columbia has released a ‘what we heard’ report detailing feedback from recent discussions about proposed legislative amendments that would provide administrative…
Old-growth deferral announcement elicits differing views
The provincial government Nov. 2 announced its intention to work in partnership with First Nations to defer harvest of ancient, rare and priority large stands…