Subhead:Independent MLA Dallas Brodie says her bill met constitutional standards but was still blocked after pushback from both the NDP and her former Conservative caucus.#
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Independent Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is pushing back in the legislature after tax relief bill tabled last week for was killed in the legislature Monday, following accusations it could infringe on Indigenous rights.
The private members bill, titled Tax Relief and Tariff Defence Act, was intended to have its second reading on April 14. Instead, B.C. NDP’s Mike Farnworth intervened first, requesting that the Speaker rule the proposed legislation out of order.
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“No government, including this government, may simply override rights of Indigenous people in this province,” Farnworth stated.
