B.C. asks top court to hear DRIPA appeal, saying 'core democratic values' at stake
British Columbia has applied to the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal against a landmark court ruling that found the province's mineral claims regime was “inconsistent" with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, embodied in a provincial law known as DRIPA.
February 6, 2026 3:47 pm PST PST