B.C.'s minister of water, land and resource stewardship says officials heard they need to 'take the time to further engage with people and demonstrate the real benefits of shared decision-making in action.'
The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, a move one Indigenous leader describes as a step back for reconciliation.
Cullen said he spoke with more than 650 people representing sectors including mining, forestry, oil and gas, tourism, hunting and agriculture, and the "vast majority" told him they want to be part of making reconciliation "work." "We will continue to engage with people and businesses, and do the work to show how working together, First Nations and non-First Nations, can help bring stability and predictability, and move us all forward," he said in the statement.
The government said the amendments would update the Land Act to "legally recognize" the ability to create shared decision-making agreements with First Nations, something that has already been done with the Environmental Assessment Act and the Forest and Range Practices Act.
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