A request from BC United party leader Kevin Falcon to extend the comment period on the shíshálh Nation’s proposed swiya-wide dock management plan (DMP) was posted to Facebook Jan. 11.
Falcon, who also leads the opposition in the provincial legislature, called on the province to move the closing date from Jan. 12 to “at least September."
In a minute and a half long message recorded in North Vancouver, he said the decision to be made on the Nation’s application has province-wide implications for private property rights. Stating that the DMP would become the governing New Democratic party’s “template for what they want to do right across the province” he called the process the “wrong way to do things." Detailing that the opportunity to comment on application opened at the end of November 2023, he expressed the view that the province’s public consultation period on the matter was “ridiculous."
Falcon encouraged video viewers to share the post with others. "Should I become the next Premier of the province, I am gonna reverse this nonsense and get back to properly consulting people, properly consulting First Nations and making sure that we come up with solutions that listen to sound science and make sure that the public is involved before we make decisions that really impact our livelihoods," he concluded in the video.
