The British Columbia First Nation challenging the province over an online registry it uses to automatically grant mineral rights is “very hopeful” the BC Supreme Court will side with it following a two-week hearing in Vancouver, its chief councilor said.
Linda Innes of the Gitxaala Nation told a news conference Monday that the claims process violates the government’s constitutional obligation to consult with Indigenous nations.
“In their legal argument in our case, BC has the audacity to say that giving away mineral rights in
