Era of trust is over if fast-track bills pass, Tsartlip chief warns Eby [Video]

A First Nations leader said the “era of trust” with the government of B.C. Premier David Eby is over if two bills responding to American tariffs pass this week.

Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation in Greater Victoria said First Nations will do everything in their legal power to kill bills 14 and 15, adding that First Nations will remember the actions of the government at the next election.

Tom said at a protest in downtown Victoria steps away from the legislature that this won’t just apply to the Premier himself, but every MLA who votes for the bills.

“It’s the people who care about the environment, and the well-being of British Columbia, who voted for the B.C. NDP,” Tom said.

“(We) are going to remember the next election, where they stood on issues and how they used their power and what they used their power for.”

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