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Deal with B.C. First Nation comes back to haunt premier

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Premier David Eby concluded a $350 million deal to settle litigation over treaty rights with the Blueberry River First Nations .

The deal was a response to a June 2021 B.C. Supreme Court decision.

The settlement package included $87.5 million in financial payments over three years to the First Nation .

The first signs of trouble emerged in the fall of 2023 .

The filing details a dozen related legal proceedings in recent years , suggesting that the Blueberry River council is dysfunctional.

Bad news for the petroleum sector, with many drilling permits held up by the infighting.

I’m told that when the LNG Canada terminal comes online in Kitimat next year , it may have to rely on natural gas piped in from Alberta .

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English

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