Conservative Party of BC BC provincial 2026
Conservative Party of BC on reconciliation
What Conservative Party of BC has published about indigenous reconciliation and rights, and what it has not.
INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION AND RIGHTS
Conservative Party of BC on reconciliation
The party’s September 23, 2026 release says it will run on a plan to “repeal DRIPA”, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act passed in 2019.
In April 2026, Conservative MLA Trevor Halford introduced a bill to repeal that act. It was defeated at first reading, 44 votes to 47. Lorne Doerkson was among the 44 members recorded in favour.
The energy plan says the party would honour First Nations agreements on resources, pipelines and power lines, and expand loan guarantees so more First Nations can own a share of projects on their territory.
The platform page lists “Economic Reconciliation, Healthy Communities”, described as a plan for partnerships, economic development and respect for Indigenous governance. It did not open to published text on September 30, 2026.
2 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS
What they say they will do
Repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
The party says it will repeal DRIPA. The bill Trevor Halford introduced on April 22, 2026 would have done this; it was defeated at first reading.
- Who has the power
- DRIPA is a provincial law, so the legislature can repeal it.
Conservative Party of British ColumbiaLegislative Assembly of British Columbia
Expand loan guarantees for First Nations ownership
The energy plan would expand loan guarantees so more First Nations can own a share of the projects on their territory, and would work with the First Nations Major Projects Coalition.
What is not published
- The party has published no plan for what would replace DRIPA.
- The platform page marks the platform “coming soon”. Its policy titles do not open to any published text as of 2026-09-30.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
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- B.C. Conservative leader pledges to triple LNG production Black Press Media (Agassiz Harrison Observer) · published · checked
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