Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is firing back at the provincial government about the park board referendum legislation announced last week.

In a statement, Sim says neither he nor the city council has ever formally requested that any provincial changes be exempt from the referendum for any parkland transfers to First Nations and he would like that detail removed from the legislation.

Last week, the B.C. government tabled legislation to dissolve the Vancouver Park Board , saying it came in response to a request from the City of Vancouver. The government also said the city requested that permanent parkland being transferred to First Nations be exempt from the assent vote.

“Had the province shared with us this legislation in advance, we would have made our position clear,” Sim said in a stateme

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