Mr. Speaker, this appeal will drag out for years. The Cowichan Tribes v. Canada court decision continues to put private property rights at risk. Uncertainty is now escalating into anger and unrest. Landowners are unable to get mortgages, businesses are building facilities in the U.S. instead of B.C. and neighbours are turning on each other with verbal threats.
Will the Prime Minister finally show some leadership and confirm that this appeal will always protect private land title, and will he acknowledge that this is an existential threat to the institution of private property ownership across Canada?