Shocking but not surprising! This is the way Bruce Pardy described the recent landmark decision by the British Columbia Supreme Court on August 7, 2025. Included in the decision was the notion that wherever aboriginal title exists, it is prior and superior to your property rights.
Who better to discuss this decision than Bruce Pardy who often warned against such scenarios, including after the passing both federally and in BC, of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act.
The writing has been on the wall for years. Watch the discussion How Land Acknowledgements are Connected to Recent Land Claims in BC at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyQoleSactY.