How B.C.’s reconciliation law, DRIPA, is a major threat to democracy: Geoff Russ

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DRIPA has evolved into a 'quasi-constitutional veto'

Published Jun 02, 2026

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There is a growing political and constitutional crisis in British Columbia sparked by the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). The growing controversy around DRIPA and its impacts has become a major political severe headache for Premier David Eby, whose plan to suspend the law fell apart amid threats of blockade and lawsuits from Indigenous leaders. In this interview with NP’s Rob Breakenridge, Without Diminishment co-founder and National Post contributor Geoff Russ makes the case that DRIPA has evolved into a “quasi-constitutional veto” and “legal stranglehold” that threatens democratic governance, social cohesion, resource development, and even the names of B.C. municipalities. Russ warns that the rest of Canada should be paying attention, and that B.C.’s experience should serve as a cautionary tale.

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