By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia Premier David Eby said that “moving forward together” with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on Monday. Eby, who previously angered First Nations leaders by saying that changing DRIPA was “non-negotiable,” told reporters that he takes “responsibility” for taking the province in “different directions” on the Indigenous law. “Well, I certainly would have liked to have been right the first time \u2014 I was not,” he said. “This is challenging work. This is one of the hardest files that I have ever worked on.” Trevor Halford, interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., said Monday the premier made an “absolute… <\/p>\n
By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia Premier David Eby said that “moving forward together” with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on Monday. Eby, who previously angered First Nations leaders by saying that changing DRIPA was “non-negotiable,” told reporters that he takes “responsibility” for taking the province in “different directions” on the Indigenous law. “Well, I certainly would have liked to have been right the first time \u2014 I was not,” he said. “This is challenging work. This is one of the hardest files that I have ever worked on.” Trevor Halford, interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., said Monday the premier made an “absolute... <\/p>\n