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“DRIPA will take away your private property.”

Drea Humphrey, Rebel News
BC Correspondent · Dec 2025

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DRIPA contains no property transfer provisions. Every First Nations leader asked has said the same thing. Regional Chief Terry Teegee: 'No First Nations want anything to do with private property.' Chief Wayne Sparrow: 'Musqueam is not coming for anyone's private property.' The Cowichan and BC governments jointly confirmed neither party seeks to invalidate private titles.

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Regional Chief Terry Teegee - Address to COFI Convention

British Columbia Assembly of First Nations · Regional Chief Terry Teegee · 2026-04-02

Musqueam Indian Band Statement on Private Property - Chief Wayne Sparrow

Musqueam Indian Band · Chief Wayne Sparrow · 2025-12-15

Minister and Cowichan (Quw'utsun) Nation Chiefs' Statement on Negotiations

Province of British Columbia & Cowichan Nation Chiefs · 2026-03-02

Robert Phillips (First Nations Summit) - 'Private property is not on the table'

First Nations Summit · Robert Phillips · 2026-02-05

Declaration Act is Not a Threat to Private Property: Clarifying False Linkages in the Media

First Nations Leadership Council · 2026-02-05

See also

Is my property at risk? - The full plain-language explainer

Seven sections, twenty primary-source documents. The Land Title Act, Justice Young, mortgage insurers, credit-rating agencies - what the documents actually say, with direct links.

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DRIPA Facts. (2026, April 1). DRIPA has zero property transfer provisions. Every First Nations leader says private property is not on the table. DRIPA Facts. https://dripafacts.ca/en/myth/private-property-theft/
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DRIPA Facts, "DRIPA has zero property transfer provisions. Every First Nations leader says private property is not on the table," DRIPA Facts, April 1, 2026, https://dripafacts.ca/en/myth/private-property-theft/.
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DRIPA Facts. "DRIPA has zero property transfer provisions. Every First Nations leader says private property is not on the table." DRIPA Facts, 1 Apr. 2026, dripafacts.ca/en/myth/private-property-theft.

First published: April 1, 2026