Elections BC Permits Petition Seeking Repeal of UN-Based Indigenous Law
Elections BC’s chief electoral officer has granted in-principle approval to a petition from the B.C. Conservatives that seeks to repeal the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). DRIPA provides a provincial framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and requires the provincial government to work […]
TL;DR
- Elections BC has granted in-principle approval for a petition seeking to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).
- The petition is being led by the B.C. Conservatives.
- DRIPA provides a provincial framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- The Act requires the provincial government to work with Indigenous governing bodies on measures aligning provincial laws with the declaration.
- Chief Electoral Officer Shipra Verma stated the petition meets the requirements of the Recall and Initiative Act.