Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will oppose federal ratification of a treaty approved in B.C. with the K’ómoks First Nation that recognizes self-government, resource, and land rights.
Poilievre said the treaty raises concerns about private property rights and ties into broader issues with B.C. and Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
“The K’ómoks Treaty also refers to itself as a living agreement, meaning that it will never be settled, that it could be renegotiated with more and more demands for decades to come,” Poilievre said June 19 during a press conference in Vancouver. “Enough is enough.”…