British Columbia Premier David Eby addressed First Nations’ frustrations of trying to change attitudes, relationships and laws at the eighth B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering in Vancouver
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Regional Chief Terry Teegee, Robert Phillips, and B.C. Premier David Eby, left to right, speak during the 2023 B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering in Vancouver, on Nov. 2.British Columbia Premier David Eby says Indigenous leaders “raise an important point” about bureaucrats standing between First Nations and political leaders on the path to reform.
He was responding to First Nations Summit executive Robert Phillips, who says he’s still waiting to see the province and Indigenous leaders work together on “true co-development” of reforms. Despite B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act four years ago, Phillips says First Nations teams still face roadblocks behind the scenes as bureaucrats “stop” what he calls the “good messages” from the premier and cabinet.
Eby told the gathering that elected leaders must ensure their expectations about important programs go “all the way through the public service.” The premier, his cabinet and more than 1,000 Indigenous leaders representing 193 First Nations are attending the conference organized by the province and First Nations Leadership Council, including the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit and Union of BC Indian Chiefs.
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