Category: Indigenous rights
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BC NDP needs more than promises to win back the province
Originally published by People’s Voice. In the middle of municipal elections, BC premier David Eby called a snap provincial election for October 24, only two years into his NDP government’s term. But what may have seemed at the time like a strategic move on his part, though nakedly opportunistic, may end up backfiring. The BC…
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CPC BC Statement: Solidarity Against Pipeline Expansion
The Communist Party of BC expresses our profound alarm about recent decisions by the federal and provincial governments to accelerate major resource development, including increased support for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure, and an oil pipeline corridor from Alberta to Roberts Bank on the Salish Sea. These announcements come during a summer of rising death…
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CPC BC Statement: Stop the Attacks on DRIPA!
The Provincial Executive of the Communist Party of BC condemns the escalating attacks on DRIPA by the major political parties in Victoria. On Monday, December 8th, interim leader of the BC Conservatives, Trevor Halford, called on NDP Premier David Eby to reconvene the legislature to repeal the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act…