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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/39686

Once celebrated, B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act is now facing rushed amendments — with some warning the province is trying to sidestep accountability before the courts

Summary

• B.C. Premier David Eby has backed off on permanent changes to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, following backlash from First Nations leaders.
• Instead, he’s proposing to suspend parts of the Declaration Act for up to three years while the province appeals a court decision.
• The government says the recent court ruling makes changes to the Act urgent, but critics warn they could weaken legal accountability.

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70% dont like any of or dont know a single one of the contenders for leadership

OP's note: For context, Michael Ma was elected to parliament while running for the Conservative party, but "crossed the floor" to become a member of the Liberal party in December 2025.

Liberal MP Michael Ma is facing criticism for downplaying persistent allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang, China, during a committee hearing on Thursday.

Ma asked a series of pointed questions to academic witness and former bureaucrat Margaret McCuaig-Johnston. She is a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa who served as a federal assistant deputy minister and holds a master's degree in international relations focused on China.

Ma asked her a series of rapid-fire yes or no questions that appeared to seek to undermine her expertise as well as allegations of human rights violations against China.

He asked her if she holds an advanced degree in cybersecurity — she does not — whether an institute she's affiliated with looks for risks in China where there are none, and finally, whether she personally has witnessed forced labour in Xinjiang.

"Have you witnessed this yourself?" he asked. "Have you been there, ever?"

"I've been to China many times since 1979," said McCuaig-Johnston.

"Just a short answer. Have you witnessed forced labour in Xinjiang? Yes or no," said Ma. "Did you get it from hearsay?"

She responded by saying she works closely with Human Rights Watch where researchers did witness it.

Go take a look at r/canadaland for the details, but basically AFAICT Jesse Brown is a lunatic.

According to Canadians for Tax Fairness and BC Policy Solutions, 86 billionaire families held as much wealth as Canada’s 6.2 million least wealthy families in 2023.

What’s more, between 2024 and 2025, the wealth of Canada’s richest 40 billionaires grew by almost $95 billion, or more than 20 per cent.

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British Columbia is adopting year-round daylight saving time, meaning that clocks will spring forward by one hour for the last time on Sunday.

This Sunday will be the last time that residents of BC will ever have to change their clocks. EVER.

FUCKING FINALLY.

"The US army would be so low moral!" "The US would erupt into a civil war" "They would find it so hard to fight against people that look and sound like them!"

Yea because Americans Brits Frenchmen and Soviets weren't opposing sides in the world's biggest war last century. Like Europe wasn't centuries of constant wars between Anglos and Germanics and Norsemen. Like East Asia wasn't constant wars and colonization between people that all originated from the China area

Not to mention Canada's military is like 90% white while America's is like 30% black and hispanic, definitely looks way more different than lots of wars in recent history tbh