Province was right to back off DRIPA amendments, says Indigenous lawyer – Business in Vancouver
Apr 22, 2026
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Premier David Eby’s retreat on pausing key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was the right thing to do, said one Indigenous lawyer.
“The provincial government has mishandled the Declaration Act situation, coming out and unilaterally wanting to make amendments and then pausing the legislation and have had to back off now because that’s the right thing to do,” said Aaron Bruce, a lawyer and member of the Squamish Nation.
