Rob Shaw: Eby digs in on controversial fast-track fix as First Nations push back

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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