The Conservative Party is urging Ottawa to argue in court against a B.C. Supreme Court decision that granted land title rights in Richmond, B.C., to a First Nation based on historical ownership.
In a Sept. 28 letter addressed to Minister of Justice Sean Fraser, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Chak Au, Tory MP for Richmond Centre-Marpole, said the landmark Cowichan Tribes v. Canada decision undermines property rights and threatens the nation’s economy.
“This decision creates the risk of profound harm, not just to the B.C. economy but to the entire Canadian economy,” the letter stated. “The federal government must argue in court against the Cowichan ruling, which threatens the property rights of Canadians and is already scaring away jobs and investment.”…