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Pouce Coupe is 1st BC municipality to demand @bcndp govt uphold fee simple property rights. “It’s important to me as many municipalities as possible sign on to it, to send a really strong message," says Pouce coun. James Wall. My latest for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/news/pouce-cou…

On Mar. 11, Pouce Coupe became the first municipality in British Columbia to formally demand the provincial government protect private property and be more transparent in negotiations with Indigenous groups. @FranYanor has the story for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/news/pouce-cou…

Premier @Dave_Eby is resisting calls from @DougFordTOR to scrap B'C's electric vehicle mandate, holding to his goal of growing the EV sector even as sales plummet. @RobShaw_BC for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/ford-p…

PODCAST with @SelinaMRobinson. Former @bcndp MLA & cabinet minister, Selina shares insights forged in the hellfire that imploded her political career, incl lessons learned, what makes a great leader, why BC's finances are spiraling + more. @BeatNorthern northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/podcast-seli…

Beware the uncompromising ideologues seeking to reshape society in their image. The vast majority of voters are looking for something much simpler: governments that are disciplined, practical, and focused on getting things done to meet people’s material needs. Thank you @BeatNorthern & @FranYanor for giving me space to write about why competence and execution matter more than faculty lounge debates.

Rural and urban British Columbians have been divided but could change thanks to a common foe—incompetent governance, writes @GeoffRuss3 for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/incomp…

“Government isn’t judged by the size of its plans or the ambition of its announcements. It’s judged by whether things actually get done,” writes @BradWestPoCo for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/forget…

British Columbians were still reeling from a BC Supreme Court finding of Cowichan Aboriginal title over private properties in Richmond, when Ottawa delivered another sucker punch to landowners, writes Aboriginal law expert Geoff Moyse for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/one-tw…

PODCAST: @Cassels Aboriginal law expert Tom Isaac pulls no punches on the devastating economic fallout caused by unpredictable "reconciliation" efforts of BC & Ottawa. Tune in to the @BeatNorthern podcast: northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/podcast-tom-…

PODCAST: "Shame on Canada." Unpacking the Musqueam rights recognition agreement with Tom Isaac, chair of @Cassels Aboriginal law group. Despite assurances otherwise, there is nothing in the agreement that protects private property, he says. northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/podcast-tom-…

RT @FranYanor: PODCAST preview: "Doing things sneakily, out of the public view... is not reconciliation." —@iainblackbc Listen to the fu…

PODCAST: @Conservative_BC leadership candidate @iainblackbc chats with @FranYanor from the campaign trail. “We’re paralyzed. Our economy is falling over on its side…. that’s the horror of the position we’ve been put into by the government.” @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/podcast/podcas…

In this column, Geoff Moyse compares the growing political conflict over DRIPA to the “battle of the five armies” from The Hobbit, with multiple groups in B.C. mobilizing over the future control of land and resources. He concludes that the outcome remains uncertain, with major legal, political, and public battles ahead that could significantly shape how land governance, Indigenous rights, and constitutional law evolve in British Columbia.

The political version of The Hobbit's epic 'five armies' campaign is unfolding in real time in BC, but the dragon's treasure is the province's land, riches and resources, writes Geoffrey Moyse, Indigenous law expert, in his latest for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/take-c…

PODCAST: "I have a way forward." @Conservative_BC leadership contender @PeterMilobarsits joins @FranYanor to discuss what he thinks has gone wrong & how to course correct on the economy, resource development, property rights, reconciliation, and more. northernbeat.ca/podcast/podcas…

The @bcndp government has been promoting electrification without knowing where the electricity will come from, and the consequences for the province’s economy may be dire, writes former BC Utilities commissioner Richard Mason for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/bcs-de…

" @Conservative_BC leadership candidate @PeterMilobar took the lead in caucus endorsements this week when five of the party’s top critics pledged their support, giving him a big boost of momentum early in the race," writes @RobShaw_BC for @BeatNorthern northernbeat.ca/opinion/five-m…

PODCAST just dropped: @FranYanor in conversation with @Conservative_BC leadership candidate @NVanCaroline on @BeatNorthern “If more money was the answer, we would be have the most wonderfully functioning health care system," says Caroline Elliott northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/podcast-caro…

“UNDRIP was developed over decades with the United Nations, with participation from Indigenous leaders from around the world who were advocating for recognition in the legal system that did not provide the constitutional protection that exists in Canada under section 35,” said Restoule, an Ojibwe from Dokis First Nation, which is a signatory to the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850.”—@tomfletcherbc MLI’s Director of Indigenous Affairs @karenrestoule Restoule quoted in @BeatNorthern. northernbeat.ca/news/bc-hangs-…