British Columbia becomes 1st Canadian province to pass UN Indigenous rights declaration – Global News

November 26, 2019

British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to pass legislation implementing the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

The legislation, dubbed Bill 41, passed the committee stage and third reading at the B.C. legislature unanimously on Tuesday, to cheers and applause from MLAs on both sides of the house.

Earlier Tuesday, Indigenous leaders urged the opposition BC Liberals to support the bill, after it appeared to be stalled in committee.

The legislature is scheduled to end its current session on Thursday, and if the bill did not pass by then. it would have died on the order paper.

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