“#Canadians have seen versions of this public-private “debate” countless times. A typical pattern happens whenever our #HealthSystem is in #crisis, as it is today. Following alarmist claims of spiralling public health care spending, calls for increased private financing and #TwoTier health care soon follow.

the debate around private spending has been settled legally. The #BCSupremeCourt found in an 880 page ruling that more privately paid care would result in more waiting and worse care.”

#BlueberryRiver #FirstNations #ImplementationAgreement signed in January was a response to last year’s #BCSupremeCourt #judgment in the case of #YaheyVsBritish Columbia. 1st time a #Canadian #court has ruled that #cumulative effects of multiple projects over time may form basis of #treaty #infringements , #forbade #BCgovernment from authorizing further #development in #BRFN territory unless an #agreement for a satisfactory regulatory #approval regime was reached.

https://financialpost.com/legal-post/blueberry-river-first-nation-deal-offers-producers-certainty-rules/wcm/9a6bf604-f725-4cc9-ac54-e1d6c0d64671/amp/

“With the knowledge and guidance of our Elders, this new agreement will ensure there will be healthy land and resources for current and future generations to carry on our people’s way of life.”

According to the news release, the agreement comes after a #BCSupremeCourt decision in June 2021 that found the province infringed upon the #FirstNation’s #Treaty8 rights due to decades of unauthorized industrial development on their territory.

https://www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/BC_First_Nation_province_sign_historic_agreement_after_Supreme_Court_finds_infringed_treaty_rights/