"In October 1872, Trutch wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Macdonald that acknowledging Indigenous title would mean going back on 30 years of settled policy.
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"In October 1872, Trutch wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Macdonald that acknowledging Indigenous title would mean going back on 30 years of settled policy. The costs were too high, the timing was wrong, the system in place was working well enough. The question needed to stay closed..
One hundred and fifty-four years later, Eby tells First Nations leaders that the court’s affirmation of their rights creates “an untenable degree of legal uncertainty.” The costs are too high, the timing is wrong, the collaborative process in place is working well enough. The conversation needs a pause."
Eby is working to take BC back 150 years?
"Most British Columbians know little about BC’s first lieutenant-governorJoseph Trutch, He called Indigenous people “the ugliest & Laziest creatures I ever saw”
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https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/04/15/Joseph-Trutch-BC-Indigenous-Policies/ -
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