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Opinion: B.C.’s Crown land strategy demands public scrutiny, transparency and accountability

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B.C. government’s approach to managing public lands is collapsing under its own contradictions, authors say.

In the past year alone , First Nations , public interest groups, and industry proponents have all taken the province to court over closed-door decision-making on Crown land.

NDP government has doubled down on requiring First Nations consent in areas where asserted territory overlaps public lands.

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73

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72

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46

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formal

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English

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75

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