Vaughn Palmer: B.C. premier criticizes recent court decisions as cases of judicial overreach, despite increasing the likelihood of UNDRIP-based challenges to existing legislation when he amended the Interpretation Act as attorney general

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VICTORIA — The B.C. New Democrats are preparing legislation to discourage the courts from interfering in government reconciliation with Indigenous Nations, Premier David Eby said this week.

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“It is government’s responsibility, not the courts, to work with First Nations and address issues of reconciliation,” the premier told reporters Tuesday. “We’ll be amending the Declaration Act to ensure that that is clear.”

The Declaration Act, and a related passage in the Interpretation Act, were cited by the B.C. Court of Appeal in overturning the province’s mineral claims regime. Both were invoked in passing by the B.C. Supreme Court in recognizing Aboriginal title over public and private land in Richmond.

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Eby has criticized both decisions as cases of judicial overreach........

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