BC NDP defends actions after reports about confidential land deal

Global News · Amy Judd, Aaron McArthur · 2026-10-15 21:19 UTC

According to confidential documents obtained by Northern Beat, the NDP government has been in negotiations to transfer some 400 parcels of Crown land to First Nations.

NDP leader David Eby is being forced to defend his government’s actions after reports emerged about a confidential land deal.

According to confidential documents obtained by Northern Beat, the NDP government is proposing to change compensation rules for some of the roughly 400 parcels of Crown land being transferred to First Nations ownership.

Cabinet has not approved legislation but instead authorized the engagement on options for potential legislation, according to the BC NDP. The engagement is to consider an adjustment to how compensation works in the limited number of cases where transfers impact land on which there are tenure licenses.

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