David Eby

OTTAWA — BC Premier David Eby is considering amendments that would weaken the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, after two recent court decisions siding with First Nations under the law’s current wording. Amendments proposed in a confidential letter and document sent to some First Nations leaders in BC on Monday say the government is looking to change the wording to promise “ongoing processes” to align “select” legislation with the bill, known as DRIPA. The current wording of the “Purpose of the Act” section says it is “to affirm the application of the Declaration to the laws of British Columbia.” First Nations leaders, along with more than 130 civil society organizations including the B.C. Federation of Labour, have called on Eby to leave the bill alone. …The province is hosting a briefing about the proposed changes with First Nations leaders on Wednesday, asking for feedback by 4 p.m. Friday.