By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called it \u201cregrettable\u201d that fee\u2011simple property rights are not enshrined in the Constitution, insisting that \u201cproperty rights are human rights\u201d and that Canada needs stronger protections to underpin a \u201cthriving property\u2011owning democracy.\u201d Poilievre\u2019s comments, delivered in Richmond, BC last week, come as anxiety is rising in the Vancouver suburb over the interplay between property ownership and Indigenous rights. A 2025 court ruling on Cowichan land title has sparked fears that homeowners could lose their land \u2014 fears that experts say are unfounded and unprecedented \u2014 and has reignited a long\u2011running debate over whether Canada could adopt a constitutional property\u2011rights clause like that written into the US Constitution. Cowichan leaders have, however, said that their legal actions… <\/p>\n
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called it \u201cregrettable\u201d that fee\u2011simple property rights are not enshrined in the Constitution, insisting that \u201cproperty rights are human rights\u201d and that Canada needs stronger protections to underpin a \u201cthriving property\u2011owning democracy.\u201d Poilievre\u2019s comments, delivered in Richmond, BC last week, come as anxiety is rising in the Vancouver suburb over the interplay between property ownership and Indigenous rights. A 2025 court ruling on Cowichan land title has sparked fears that homeowners could lose their land \u2014 fears that experts say are unfounded and unprecedented \u2014 and has reignited a long\u2011running debate over whether Canada could adopt a constitutional property\u2011rights clause like that written into the US Constitution. Cowichan leaders have, however, said that their legal actions... <\/p>\n