Carney’s Rival Says He Must Help Homeowners in Indigenous Case

The political debate over a court ruling recognizing Indigenous land rights in the Vancouver area escalated on Thursday after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged the prime minister to intervene.

In the August judgment, the Supreme Court of British Columbia recognized the Cowichan people’s aboriginal title over a slice of Richmond, just south of the city of Vancouver, that was once the site of their traditional fishing village.