By Shannon Waters The showdown over B.C.\u2019s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act is not over, but the future of the landmark law is now on hold until the fall. For several months, B.C. Premier David Eby claimed the Declaration Act \u2014 also known as DRIPA \u2014 had to be changed, and quickly. First he said the law would be amended, then paused, and now he\u2019s said legislation to change the law can wait until the fall session. \u201cIt is absolutely possible, as a leader, to move off confidently in the wrong direction,\u201d Eby told reporters at the legislature on April 20. Eby has moved in many directions on DRIPA this year. Initially, he maintained that changing the law was non-negotiable because of legal liability, and something that… <\/p>\n
By Shannon Waters The showdown over B.C.\u2019s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act is not over, but the future of the landmark law is now on hold until the fall. For several months, B.C. Premier David Eby claimed the Declaration Act \u2014 also known as DRIPA \u2014 had to be changed, and quickly. First he said the law would be amended, then paused, and now he\u2019s said legislation to change the law can wait until the fall session. \u201cIt is absolutely possible, as a leader, to move off confidently in the wrong direction,\u201d Eby told reporters at the legislature on April 20. Eby has moved in many directions on DRIPA this year. Initially, he maintained that changing the law was non-negotiable because of legal liability, and something that... <\/p>\n