The BC Conservatives want to recall MLAs to a legislative session to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

Citing a recent B.C. Court of Appeal decision, Interim Leader Trevor Halford and House Leader Á’a:líya (A’aliya) Warbus told the media that the province cannot wait to take action.

The decision is part of a long series of court proceedings, brought by the Gitxaała Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation in 2023, and concluded Friday.

The Gitxaała Nation says the court affirmed that DRIPA creates legally enforceable obligations on the province and that First Nations can take B.C. to court if it fails to meet those obligations.

“This is an exciting victory not only for Gitxaała but for all Nations. Justice is catching up to the truth with today’s BC Cour

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