David Livingstone: Eby’s failure to protect private property will lead to financial crisis - National Post

Copy URL Facebook Linked In X (Twitter) Loading account options Sign In Manage Account Close account menu Manage Account Sign Out Loading subscription options Subscribefor $0.50/week David Eby speaks at the First Nations Leaders’ Gathering in Vancouver, B.C. on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2025. (Government of British Columbia) By David Livingstone, Special to National Post December 28, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Last Updated: December 28, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. David Eby’s government in British Columbia is reeling after two recent court decisions put private property rights in jeopardy.

In August, the B.C. Supreme Court’s Cowichan Tribes decision declared that titles to certain properties in the city of Richmond are “defective and invalid.” Adding to Eby’s headache is the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), which held that every law and regulation in B.C. must align with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Among other things, UNDRIP refers to “the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples” and “especially their rights to their lands.” Essentially, a United Nations document has suddenly become a second constitution.

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