VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says Indigenous leaders 'raise an important point' about bureaucrats standing between First Nations and political leaders on the path to reform.
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says Indigenous leaders "raise an important point" about bureaucrats standing between First Nations and political leaders on the path to reform.
He was responding to First Nations Summit executive Robert Phillips, who says he's still waiting to see the province and Indigenous leaders work together on "true co-development" of reforms.
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