The B.C. government will not back down on its controversial bill to fast-track infrastructure projects, despite being on a collision course with First Nations leaders.
Premier David Eby confirmed he still intends to pass Bill 15 this month, following an hour-long meeting with Indigenous organizations who complained of a lack of proper consultation.
“The bill is going ahead,” Eby told me in an interview Thursday.
“It’s a critical bill for government, and it’s a confidence bill. And the reason is pretty straightforward. We need to build the schools and hospitals and roads for a fast-growing province.”
That isn’t sitting well with B.C.’s three largest First Nations organizations, who were
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