Vaughn Palmer: David Eby flips from amending DRIPA to temporary suspension of parts of it

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Vaughn Palmer: David Eby flips from amending DRIPA to temporary suspension of parts of it

Premier bends in face of fierce opposition from Indigenous leaders

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VICTORIA — One day after vowing to amend the Declaration Act in the current legislature session, Premier David Eby backed down Thursday in the face of overwhelming opposition from the province’s Indigenous leadership.

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Instead, Eby sought Indigenous support for suspending, for now, the sections of the Act that contributed to a recent B.C. Court of Appeal decision.

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