“We are not going to blame Indigenous nations because this government piled the workload on them and gave them no resources to do it.” — B.C. Green MLA Adam Olsen
A new rule that requires the provincial government to consult Indigenous governments on new B.C. laws is facing early challenges as First Nations leaders say they don’t have capacity to provide meaningful feedback.
Olsen, who has been critical of the government’s thin legislative session, said the government should have foreseen this problem and provided the required resources to First Nations. Khelsilem, chairperson of the Squamish Nation, is worried the pressure to comment on provincial legislation within a tight deadline could take away time and energy from other important projects.
Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin said the province is working to address concerns from Indigenous communities that they lack the resources to meaningfully participate in consultation. Rankin said the government tries to do as much consultation as possible but it can’t send each piece of legislation to the more than 200 First Nations in B.C.
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