Geoff Russ: Democracy can’t exist in B.C. as long as DRIPA is around – National Post

May 07, 2026

David Eby has created unaccountable ‘co-governance’ models with First Nations

British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) is encroaching on the democratic rights of British Columbians.

DRIPA, as developed by the provincial NDP government and defended by the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC), has gone beyond the process of consultation required under Canadian law. Now, it has become a vessel for co-governance between First Nations and the provincial government.

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