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Municipal leaders from British Columbia are gathering in Vancouver for the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, which runs until Friday. The event focuses on several key issues including Indigenous rights legislation, housing challenges, and public safety concerns. President Cori Ramsay highlights that nearly 2,000 delegates will discuss uncertainties arising from recent court rulings on DRIPA (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act) and urge Premier David Eby’s government to address funding cuts for community housing and mental health services while renewing support for wildfire resilience programs.
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The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention began in Vancouver and will run until Friday, focusing on issues like housing, public safety, and the future of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). With nearly 2,000 delegates expected to attend, President Cori Ramsay highlighted that DRIPA is a top concern for local governments committed to reconciliation with First Nations communities. However, recent court rulings have raised uncertainty; notably, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in April that DRIPA should immediately incorporate principles from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into provincial laws. Premier David Eby had initially planned to suspend or amend DRIPA but withdrew his proposal due to strong opposition from Indigenous leaders.

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B.C. British Columbia DRIPA First Nations Vancouver

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B.C. GPE · 5× Eby PERSON · 2× First Nations NORP · 2× Ramsay PERSON · 2× British Columbia GPE · 1× Cori Ramsay PERSON · 1× Prince George GPE · 1× The B.C. Court of Appeal ORG · 1× Union of B.C. Municipalities ORG · 1× Vancouver GPE · 1×

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Get daily National news But the city councillor from Prince George, B.C., says uncertainty has stemmed from recent court rulings, including a successful challenge by First Nations to B.C.’s mineral tenure system The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in that case that B.C.’s Indigenous rights legislation, known as DRIPA, should be interpreted to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into provincial laws with immediate effect.
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🔮 The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention runs until Friday and president Cori Ramsay says the future of B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will be top of mind for many of the nearly 2,000 expected delegates.
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Indigenous legislation among top issues at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention · assertive framing

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An annual gathering of municipal leaders from across British Columbia opens in Vancouver Monday with the province’s Indigenous rights legislation high on the agenda, along with housing and public safety, among other topics. asserted
legislation → open → topics
The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention runs until Friday and president Cori Ramsay says the future of B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will be top of mind for many of the nearly 2,000 expected delegates. asserted
future → run → delegates
Ramsay says local governments are highly committed to reconciliation and have been working for years to build relationships with First Nations. asserted
governments → say → Nations
Get daily National news But the city councillor from Prince George, B.C., says uncertainty has stemmed from recent court rulings, including a successful challenge by First Nations to B.C.’s mineral tenure system The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in that case that B.C.’s Indigenous rights legislation, known as DRIPA, should be interpreted to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into provincial laws with immediate effect. asserted
legislation → get → effect
Premier David Eby backed down on a plan to suspend or amend DRIPA in April amid strong opposition from many Indigenous leaders, while members of the provincial Conservatives have called for the law to be scrapped altogether. asserted
law → back → Conservatives
Ramsay says delegates will also ask Eby’s government to reverse clawbacks in funding for community housing, deal with unprecedented mental health and addiction issues in communities across B.C., and renew funding for the FireSmart program aimed at boosting resilience to worsening wildfires. asserted
delegates → say → wildfires
Both Eby and B.C. Conservative Party Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and scheduled to attend the conference later this week. asserted
Eby → schedule → conference
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