Culture Minister Marc Miller says a rights acknowledgment agreement between the federal government and the Musqueam First Nation has “nothing to do with” private property. He says instead that the agreement signed last month is a small step forward for a First Nation that has been fighting for its rights ever since British Columbia was settled. The government says the agreement recognizes Musqueam Aboriginal rights “including title within their traditional territory,” which the nation asserts is an area encompassing much of Metro Vancouver. Critics have suggested the agreement could affect private property ownership, but Miller says right-wing parties have been using the issue in a “cynical attempt to try to whip up votes.” He singles out B.C. legislature member Dallas Brodie and her OneBC party, saying they walked into an…
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