Comment: Forests bill urgently in need of a rewrite

 It wasn’t so long ago that the B.C. government was investing political capital in striking a more productive “new relationship” with First Nations.

Which makes it all the more disturbing that in the midst of the short upcoming legislative session, the provincial government intends to introduce a bill that could result in the single largest giveaway of public forest lands in our history — a bill that would unnecessarily drive up the costs of resolving outstanding aboriginal rights and title issues to the financial detriment of all British Columbians. by Judith Sayers and Ben Parfitt  Feb 19, 2013  Victoria Times Colonist