Gordon Hoekstra

Four British Columbians fined $3.5 million for international pump-and-dump stock fraud

The land provided to the K’ómoks First Nation is made up of provincial land, some private land purchased by the province, and existing reserve lands

Treaty includes lands, money and governing powers over 38 square kilometres of land

A-G office won't release Premier Eby's list of more than 20 amended claims against B.C. resulting from Appeal Court ruling, citing privilege

A-G office won't release Premier Eby's list of more than 20 amended claims against B.C. resulting from Appeal Court ruling, citing privilege

A hereditary chief and several environmental groups argue province was wrong to extend old approval for long-delayed pipeline

The new agency is meant to investigate things like cross-border money laundering, a hot-button issue in B.C. in the past decade.

All 25 First Nations have filed claims to assert Aboriginal title to lands, but none have launched court actions specifically for privately held land

In 2008, the B.C. government agreed to provide the Musqueam First Nation with land and money to settle a dispute over the prospective sale of the University of B.C. golf course lands.

Even those First Nations not immediately opposed demand serious, in-depth, and time consuming consultations