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Eby Defends Drafting Compensation Rules for Crown Land Transfers

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC · How we work

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Premier David Eby defends plan to change compensation rules for Crown land transfers to First Nations.
Confidential documents reveal the NDP government is drafting legislation to adjust compensation when transfers affect tenure licences.
About 400 parcels are being transferred, with roughly half posing potential forestry impacts.
Conservative candidate Scott McInnis criticised the secrecy, saying the public has zero appetite for closed-door reconciliation.

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Premier David Eby defends plan to change compensation rules for Crown land transfers to First Nations.
Confidential documents reveal the NDP government is drafting legislation to adjust compensation when transfers affect tenure licences.
About 400 parcels are being transferred, with roughly half posing potential forestry impacts.
Conservative candidate Scott McInnis criticised the secrecy, saying the public has zero appetite for closed-door reconciliation.