B.C. and federal governments face lawsuit over failing to resolve Indigenous land claims, harming property owners in Richmond.

A class-action lawsuit in B.C. alleges the provincial and federal governments failed to address long-standing Indigenous land claims, causing economic and psychological harm to property owners after a court recognized the Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal title over land in Richmond. Plaintiffs claim the governments misled buyers by implying land titles were secure despite known risks, leading to investments based on inflated values and potential future devaluation from reconciliation-related restrictions. The governments have not responded, and the claims remain unproven.