Richmond, B.C. landowner blasts Liberal, NDP gov’ts for Cowichan Tribes land grab

Angela of Richmond, B.C., initially raised alarms about the potential for Aboriginal title to override private property ownership.

Drea Humphrey
  |   October 22, 2025   |   News   |   2 Comments

Canada has gone from land acknowledgments to land appropriation and Canadians are apparently expected to own nothing and be happy about it.

This summer, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted Aboriginal title to eight kilometres of land in Richmond, a ruling that declared Crown-granted fee simple titles, previously considered the strongest form of private ownership, "defective and invalid."

Richmond's mayor issued a viral letter alerting residents that the Cowichan Tribes are appealing for more land, continuing the legal dispute in the Court of Appeal.

“Your property is located within the Claim Area outlined in green,” reads the letter signed by Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “For those whose property is in the area outlined in black, the Court has declared Aboriginal title to your property which may compromise the status and validity of your ownership — this was mandated without any prior notice to the landowners.”

Richmond landowner Angela told Rebel News she was stunned to discover her land was part of an Aboriginal title claim. She was the first to post the scathing letter online.

“I don’t even know what any of this means,” she said. “It’s kind of mind-boggling that the Supreme Court of Canada can make a judgment on land that is for all Canadians and make a judgment 100% for one side, when the other side, which is us, the homeowners, wasn't even aware this was happening.”

Angela only learned of the situation via a hand-delivered letter and believes the implications extend beyond her neighbourhood.

“It means the demise of Canada, really,” she warned. “We have to fight for our Canadian citizenship for owning land.”

Angela highlighted the hypocrisy of federal Liberal and provincial NDP leaders who champion mass immigration and quick citizenship for newcomers, while long-term Canadians like her face homeownership uncertainty.

The concerned landowner has called on B.C. Premier David Eby to act. “He needs to get this situation under control because the citizens of British Columbia deserve more,” she said.

Richmond City Hall will host a public information session on October 28 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss concerns regarding the ruling and appeals.

Drea Humphrey

B.C. Bureau Chief

Based in British Columbia, Drea Humphrey reports on Western Canada for Rebel News. Drea’s reporting is not afraid to challenge political correctness, or ask the tough questions that mainstream media tends to avoid.

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  • Fran G
    commented 2025-10-31 16:30:08 -0400
    This evil plan is cooked up by the UN. The focus is to further divide nations. I have decided that I will not support any reconciliation funds. trudumb put that in, not to benefit the average indigenous, but to put out fake support(mainly to get votes). Why are many northern Indigenous groups still without running water? but taxpayers have put hundreds millions or more into giving money to Kamloops to prove there are childrens graves there. They didnt dig at all, no bodies are there, where did the money go to? All this reconciliation drama should seize. WE should go back to common sense funding before trudumb. However, at what point do we stop that?
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-10-22 21:27:07 -0400
    I feel intense rage for those landowners and how they weren’t even consulted about this land grab. Let’s hope this causes the NDP to utterly lose the election.