‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns

The Musqueam Nation and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty have both issued statements following the agreements’ signing that the documents do not impact private property rights.
There has been an 'uptick' in negative responses to First Nations’ rights in British Columbia following the August 2025 Cowichan judgment, which grants the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title to portions of their traditional territory along the Fraser River, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says the recent string of agreements signed between the federal government and British Columbia’s Musqueam Indian Band “don’t pose any threat” to private property rights, but that there's been “a recent uptick” in negative reactio...

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