By Sarah Ritchie A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion on Monday that called on the federal government to protect private property from First Nations land claims \u2014 a political issue the Crown-Indigenous Relations minister has said is rife with partisan rhetoric. The motion stems from a 2025 B.C. Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title over about 300 hectares of land in Richmond, B.C. The ruling led to questions about how Aboriginal title and private property rights can coexist. B.C. and the Cowichan Tribes have both said they do not want to invalidate any privately held fee simple titles on the lands covered by the court decision. The federal and provincial governments opposed the Cowichan Tribes’ claim. There are now… <\/p>\n
By Sarah Ritchie A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion on Monday that called on the federal government to protect private property from First Nations land claims \u2014 a political issue the Crown-Indigenous Relations minister has said is rife with partisan rhetoric. The motion stems from a 2025 B.C. Supreme Court ruling that confirmed the Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title over about 300 hectares of land in Richmond, B.C. The ruling led to questions about how Aboriginal title and private property rights can coexist. B.C. and the Cowichan Tribes have both said they do not want to invalidate any privately held fee simple titles on the lands covered by the court decision. The federal and provincial governments opposed the Cowichan Tribes’ claim. There are now... <\/p>\n