Help Us Protect Property Rights and Constitutional Democracy

Are you planning on going to the lake this summer, or visiting a Provincial Park? Do you like fishing, hiking, skiing or biking in BC?

All of this could be in jeopardy because BC has gone too far with its reconciliation efforts with respect to Crown Land.

We need your help!

The government is pushing ahead with laws that could hand over unprecedented control of public lands and resources—impacting your community, your property, and your future.

We are raising funds to continue our legal challenge to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). This law, based on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), is the main tool the BC government is using to advance its agenda.

Our case argues DRIPA conflicts with Canada’s constitution because it is one-sided and does not properly balance Indigenous and non-Indigenous rights. We also challenge a part that directs future governments to change BC’s laws to follow UNDRIP and, a part that can be used to give Indigenous groups legal powers over non-Indigenous people (like what happened with the controversial Land Act amendments in 2024). This could restrict your access to Crown land to fish, swim, hike, etc. (e.g. Joffre Lakes Provincial Park).

PHARA supports true reconciliation, but we believe DRIPA goes beyond what is fair or constitutional, threatening democratic accountability and the rights of non-Indigenous people across BC.

Please donate today to support our legal challenge, and share this message with your friends, family, and neighbours. (You do not need to add a tip – just change it to 0.)

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.