Help Us Protect Property Rights and Constitutional Democracy

Did you enjoy BC’s outdoors this summer?

Whether it was camping in a Provincial Park, swimming in a lake, or hiking in the backcountry, these freedoms we often take for granted are at risk.

The BC government is moving ahead with laws under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) that could hand over unprecedented control of public lands and resources. This affects your community, your property, and your future.

We urgently need your help to continue our legal challenge against DRIPA.

Our case argues that DRIPA conflicts with Canada’s constitution because it is one-sided and fails to properly balance Indigenous and non-Indigenous rights. It also forces future governments to change BC laws to match UNDRIP, and it can be used to give Indigenous groups new legal powers over non-Indigenous people—just like we saw with the controversial Land Act amendments in 2024.

This is not theoretical. Access to lakes, parks, and Crown lands is already being restricted (for example, Joffre Lakes Provincial Park). If this continues, ordinary British Columbians could lose access to fishing, hiking, skiing, biking, camping, and more.

PHARA supports genuine reconciliation, but DRIPA goes too far. It threatens democratic accountability and the rights of non-Indigenous British Columbians.

Please donate today to support our legal challenge and help protect equal rights and access to public lands in BC. And please share this campaign with your friends, family, and neighbours.

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About PHARA

PHARA is a registered society dedicated to the vitality and livability of the Pender Harbour and Egmont communities. We became involved in the DRIPA issue because of local impacts on the Sunshine Coast, but the consequences of this law affect all British Columbians.