Members of B.C’s Legislative Assembly have overwhelmingly voted down a proposed act that would prohibit publicly funded employees in schools and other public bodies from making land acknowledgements.

It came from Dallas Brodie, the MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena who was booted from the B.C. Conservative Party in March after party leader John Rustad said she mocked and belittled the testimony of residential school survivors.

B.C. Conservative leader kicks Dallas Brodie out of caucus for 'mocking' residential school testimony

Her proposed private member's bill, called the said no acknowledgements should be allowed “that deny the sovereignty of the Crown within British Columbia or that attribute collective guilt to individuals based on race, ancestry or the actions of Canadian historical figu

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