B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over Vancouver land
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British Columbia's attorney general says the government will appeal a landmark Aboriginal title ruling over Vancouver land.
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    7·
    19 days ago

    But the BC Supreme Court isn’t wrong in their ruling.

    And the thing being discussed here is aboriginal title rights and water use rights. They haven’t been granted ownership of the property, which currently belongs to others, who have purchased it from a chain of people who were originally granted ownership by a colony that didn’t own it.

    • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      19 days ago

      Exactly. BC never completed its treaty process, preferring instead to simply steal the land.

      If BC wants to take this to SCoC they may find themselves in bigger trouble.

      • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
        31·
        18 days ago

        Which means they don’t have treaties to respect. I don’t believe how many comments I see saying they have to respect the treaties. But no they don’t.