VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will be asking for a stay of the implementation of the Cowichan Tribes case that confirmed Aboriginal title over an area of private and government-owned land in Richmond, B.C.

Eby says a stay would give the British Columbia Court of Appeal an opportunity to consider and decide on the landmark case that has sparked concerns about the implications for private land ownership.

Although the August declaration of Aboriginal title by the B.C. Supreme Court was suspended for 18 months, Eby says he hopes the Court of Appeal will use the requested stay to provide some "clarity and assistance" on the direction of the case.

The ruling says the Crown's grants of private titles in the 750-acre area was an unjustified infringement of Co

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