By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen Premier David Eby says the BC NDP government may appeal a Friday, Dec. 5 decision by the BC Court of Appeal and possibly amend the key reconciliation law. In a majority ruling, the province\u2019s highest court agreed with two First Nations and decided that the province\u2019s version of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, is legally enforceable. \u201cWe’re going to review the decision, and, if necessary, amend the Declaration Act, to ensure that our original intention, when we introduced it, is clear,\u201d Eby told reporters in Surrey. \u201cWe’re prepared to do that work, if necessary, to assist the courts in understanding this is work for… <\/p>\n
By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen Premier David Eby says the BC NDP government may appeal a Friday, Dec. 5 decision by the BC Court of Appeal and possibly amend the key reconciliation law. In a majority ruling, the province\u2019s highest court agreed with two First Nations and decided that the province\u2019s version of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, is legally enforceable. \u201cWe’re going to review the decision, and, if necessary, amend the Declaration Act, to ensure that our original intention, when we introduced it, is clear,\u201d Eby told reporters in Surrey. \u201cWe’re prepared to do that work, if necessary, to assist the courts in understanding this is work for... <\/p>\n