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B.C. proposes suspending parts of legislation enacting UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The British Columbia government wants to suspend portions of its groundbreaking legislation enacting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Premier David Eby says.

In talks with Indigenous leaders, the Premier said the government has proposed halting for three years portions of the legislation that would commit the province to bringing all its laws into alignment with UNDRIP.

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