B.C. First Nations leaders ‘appalled’ by ‘alarmist rhetoric’ over Richmond land title decision – CityNews Vancouver
October 21, 2025
irst Nations leaders in B.C. say they are “appalled” by “alarmist rhetoric” from some politicians who are raising concerns about private property rights after a landmark land title decision in Richmond.
The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) says Aboriginal land title and private property ownership can and do co-exist in this province.
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“The FNLC is deeply disturbed and angered by B.C. Conservative Party leader John Rustad’s letter to Premier David Eby in which he calls for an immediate pause to all negotiations between the Province of British Columbia and First Nations in response to the BC Supreme Court’s recent declaration of Cowichan Aboriginal title, and frames First Nations’ inherent and constitutional rights to their lands as a threat to British Columbia’s legal, social, and economic stability,” said a release from the council.
