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Public Land Use Society Says Court Ruling Demonstrates DRIPA Must Be Repealed
TMX Newsfileยท 2025-12-17 02:47
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2025) - Public Land Use Society (PLUS) is calling on the Government of BC to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), following a recent B.C. Court of Appeal ruling causing widespread legal uncertainty across the province. In a split decision released December 5, the Court of Appeal ruled in Gitxaala Nation v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2023 BCSC 1680 that provincial laws are now open to legal challe ...