A residence (L), farmland, and the Country Meadows Golf Course (R), which fall within the boundaries of a Cowichan Nation Aboriginal title claim, are seen along No. 6 Road in Richmond, B.C., on Aug. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. Supreme Court monkey-wrenched our Constitution in “Cowichan Tribes” this August. It didn’t just say the plaintiffs’ ancestors had been ripped off and should get compensated. It ripped up the notion of real property in Canada. Which seems as short on truth as on reconciliation.
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
