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As predicted. All those 'land acknowledgements'? The tribes have now argued the land is theirs and Canadian courts agreed. Of course, the tribes all said they wouldn't target homes...
...until they did.
Grab your popcorn. Because of dumb woke judges, all of Canada is going to property ownership hell.
X (Twitter): Drea Humphrey on X: "WOAH: Now we have a Quebec Land Grab attempt. The Algonquin First Nation has filed a title claim over 8 large areas across the province. Itvancouversun.com - Vaughn palmer aboriginal title richmond cowichan decisionWhy weren't we told sooner about the implications of Aboriginal title? The answer should concern everyone
Vaughn Palmer: As far back as eight years ago, the court had wrestled with whether to notify private landowners about the implications of a declaration of Aboriginal titleYup. And now your houses are either worthless or belong to them. Congrats, Canucks.
Yet as the case unfolded over the years, the Cowichan Tribes sought a declaration of Aboriginal title over the entire claim area in Richmond, private land included. They are now appealing the judge’s decision to grant them title to less than half of their 1,800-acre claim.
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As for the impact of Aboriginal title, the nation’s lawyer admitted recently that the court declaration has already affected the buying and selling of private land within the affected area.
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A private sale would proceed only “with the consent of the Cowichan Nation and it would be with some accommodation from the Crown to the Cowichan Nation.”Get Woke, lose your house. You can bet that tribes down here are watching this like hawks.
