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Caroline Elliott: B.C.'s odious plan to give public property in Victoria to Indigenous groups

The NDP's cash and land handouts are poised to destroy the beauty of the provincial capital

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A little more than 50 years ago, members of B.C.’s NDP government gathered in the provincial capital to introduce the British Columbia Day Act, creating a statutory holiday to celebrate the province and its history. Now, B.C.’s current NDP government is negotiating a treaty that would give parts of that same capital away.

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In 1974, NDP MLAs rose in the Legislature to advocate for the adoption of B.C. Day, saying it would enable British Columbians to “remember the great people who have helped in making this country what it is.” They encouraged citizens to “get together and celebrate the origin and the history of our province.”

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These displays of provincial pride are a far cry from B.C.’s NDP government of today.

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