May 15, 2025
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) This morning the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) held an emergency meeting with First Nations leaders to discuss the potential impacts of Bill 14 and Bill 15 on title and rights and articulate their concerns to Premier Eby, who attended for a portion of the meeting. The Chiefs and leaders in attendance stood united in rejecting the Bills and asked Premier Eby to immediately withdraw Bill 14 and 15. They were deeply disappointed with Premier Eby’s response that he plans to continue advancing the Bills despite their clear opposition.
Bill 14 Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act and Bill 15 Infrastructure Projects Act are currently at Committee stage with only five days left in the legislative calendar. House leader Mike Farnworth passed a motion on time allocation meaning that a final vote will be held by 8pm on May 28. First Nations, the Union of B.C. Municipalities, environmental organizations, as well as the B.C. Green Party and the B.C. Conservatives have all spoken out against the Bills, both for their hasty and unilateral development, and concerned with the sweeping powers the Bills would provide the government.
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