VICTORIA — An influential native leader is challenging the B.C. New Democratic Party to end its silence on a proposed land claims settlement on the eve of a critical vote.
If ratified, the Tsawwassen First Nation will have achieved only the second modern-day treaty in British Columbia, after the Nisga’a deal was signed almost a decade ago.
If the vote fails, it will be a major setback of the current treaty negotiation process, which has cost roughly $1-billion and netted no settlements to date.
The proposed treaty has divided B.C.’s New Democrats because it will, if approved by members of the Tsawwassen First Nation on Wednesday, allow development on protected farmland.
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