Elections BC allows petition bid for Indigenous law’s repeal to proceed

Elections BC has granted in-principle approval for a petition seeking the repeal of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). The petition, proposed by Harman Bhangu, transportation critic for the provincial Opposition B.C. Conservatives, requires signatures of 10 per cent of voters in all 93 electoral districts by Jan.

25, 2027, to succeed. If approved, the repeal would come into force upon royal assent. The DRIPA, which aims to affirm the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into B.C. laws, has become a contentious issue. Premier David Eby previously backed down on a plan to suspend the law in April due to strong opposition from First Nations leaders who support it.

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