In this Vancouver Sun article, Vaughn Palmer explores how the NDP broke its 1993 promise that private property would never be part of treaty negotiations. Now 150 Richmond homeowners face uncertainty about their property rights after a court ruled Aboriginal title exists over their land.
Palmer reveals the province refused to argue that private property extinguishes Aboriginal title due to a policy David Eby created as attorney general. Former Premier Mike Harcourt, who made the original promise, warns this decision could seriously damage public support for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Read the article online at Vancouver Sun: https://vancouversun.com/news/vaughn-palmer-bc-private-property-cowichan-richmond-ndp-promise/