By CKPG Today

BC Conservative Leader calls on government to repeal UNDRIP

Feb 1, 2024 | 3:20 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The Conservative Party of BC says it’s time to repeal the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

The act requires the federal government to work in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples but party leader John Rustad says the act was established for conditions in other countries – not Canada.

He also opposes the provincial government’s sweeping changes to BC’s Land Act, which he calls an assault on private property rights and our shared rights to use crown land.

“This is British Columbia and Canada. We are all Canadians. Our shared Crown Land belongs to us all. The BC Conservatives do not support the Eby NDP’s sweeping changes to BC’s Land Act. It is an assault on your private property rights and our shared rights to use Crown Land. Conservatives will defend your rights to outdoor recreation, and your water access, as well as BC’s mining, forestry, agriculture sectors and every other land use right British Columbians currently enjoy,” says Rustad.

“To achieve true reconciliation, BC must first be brave enough to come forward and address the issue of returning land to First Nations, who do not currently have sufficient property rights needed to secure prosperity. We must also repeal the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was established for conditions in other countries— Not Canada.

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“It is clear that this cannot mean returning all traditional lands; returning lands needs to be based on economic reconciliation, which is not about transferring potential from one group to another — but rather adding potential for all British Columbians. Issues like suicide, poverty, addiction, and poor rates of education completion have all declined significantly wherever economic reconciliation has occurred.

“This is the right path for Indigenous and non-Indigenous British Columbians. It is also the right path for BC and Canada. It will bring predictability and unleash enormous investment into BC. Creating great jobs for everyday, hardworking people and improving the quality of life for everyone.”