Poilievre Blasts Liberals Over Property Rights

0:00Federal conservative leader Pierre Paulierv is blasting Prime Minister Mark Carny's liberal government for not stepping up to protect private. Property rights. He's reacting to a big British Columbia Supreme Court ruling from last August that granted Aboriginal title to the Cucin First Nation over up to. 325 hectares of Riverside land enrichment that includes spots owned by the federal crown, the port authority, the city, and even private owners. The judge made clear that private land owners' rights aren't wiped out, but stressed the crown has to negotiate and reconcile with the First Nation, too. Make both titles work together. She suspended part of the decision for 18 months to let everyone sort it out, and now the feds, province, and city of Richmond are all. Appealing, folks are fired up on both sides. Paulierv calls it a senior claim that could override private ownership, while British Columbia premier David Ivey says property owners' worries are. Totally reasonable.

1:00Richmond's mayor worries him messes with ownership validity, but the cue with sonnation pushes back, insisting it doesn't touch private titles at all. Paulierv slammed the liberals for ditching their old argument that fee simple rights come first back in 2018, and he's pointing to what he calls a secret deal with the Musqueam band that might hit private land. The fed say it doesn't, but he wants them to spell out protections in every agreement and kick off an emergency parliamentary study on safeguarding, property nationwide. This tussle in Richmond could ripple out to other First Nation's claims across British Columbia, with appeals dragging on and politicians drawing. Battle lines over how to balance titles without tanking property confidence. Vancouver News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.