EDITORIAL: Uneinige Landansprüche schaffen Unsicherheit; Die verwirrende Vereinbarung hat weitreichende Auswirkungen, die über die Rechte der Landbesitzer in British Columbia hinausgehen
https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-divisive-land-claims-create-uncertainty
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**In Brief:**
Some worrying land title deals are creating uncertainty and confusion about the rights of landowners in B.C. and creating precedents that could have far-reaching effects across the country.
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*Some commenters are essentially saying „nothing to see here.“ I don’t believe those sentiments will age well.*
If we hadn’t screwed them in the first place, this likely wouldn’t be shaping out the way it is.
There’s only one way to fix the root of title problem: becoming a republic, abolishing the Crown, and declaring alodial title.
Once Canada legally owns the dirt, negotiate and settle all FN claims.
>In a Fraser Institute column,
Ready yourselves, this column is going to be full of bullshit.
>“Never before in Canada has Aboriginal title been recognized over a densely populated area already replete with private titles for residences and businesses.”
Vancouver acknowledged the existence of the claim [at least as early as 2014.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-canadas-biggest-cities-just-officially-admitted-it-was-built-unceded-aboriginal-territory-180951873/) If you’re surprised that a claim exists and has been acknowledged by the Federal Government then you weren’t paying attention.
>“Uncertainty is the worst enemy of the economy,” Flanagan said.
Ok, sure. **By moving to resolve the dispute we’ve reached a higher state of certainty**.
What they really mean is that they’d rather evacuate the aboriginal title claim entirely, but are too cowardly to state as much.
It’s really only confusing to people who have negative to zero understanding of the issue. There’s also a camp out there that sees Indigenous people having their own land as a problem in and of itself despite being all in favour of conventional private property… while ignoring that treaties effectively carve out the equivalent for Indigenous peoples.
I think I said this in other comments. The FN, their „treaties“ as well as their status in this country will become a major topic in Canadian politics for the years to come if things like these continue. There are not many points where the provinces agree on but if there is one where everyone will agree, is the revision of the relationship with the FN.
If you want an invasion where everyone loses everything, this is how you get it.
Some points that often go overlooked in these discussions:
– [95% of BC is unceded territory](https://pentictonwesternnews.com/2021/11/20/95-of-b-c-considered-unceded-lands/).
– [Section 35 of the Constitution Act affirms that Aboriginal title, and the rights that go along with it, exist whether or not there is a treaty](https://bctreaty.ca/negotiations/aboriginal-rights/).
– Aboriginal land disputes are not a new phenomena in BC. There have been several high-profile cases where Aboriginal title in BC was affirmed over the years, including (but not limited to) in [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsilhqotʼin_Nation_v_British_Columbia), in [1997](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delgamuukw_v_British_Columbia), and in [1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_v_British_Columbia_(AG)).