Windspeaker.com“Major projects like those envisioned under the Building Canada Act (#BillC5) will have direct and lasting impacts on our communities, lands, and ways of life. It is unacceptable that Northern #Manitoba #FirstNations, particularly Cree and Dene Nations, have been excluded.”
Métis Nation in Alberta, Manitoba First Nations want in on the Indigenous Advisory Council
Reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement Sept. 10 of those appointed to the Indigenous Advisory Council for the new Major Projects Office (MPO) was mixed.Some lauded the 11 people named to the council, representing First Nations, Inuit, Métis, modern treaties and self-governing communities. While some penned letters expressing concerns that their organizations did not make the cut.