This weekend there was an editorial about the Metis blogs on another Metis site located at:
http://www.novametisnewslink.ca/editorial1.html
This is a website called Nova Metis News and comes from BC. It is associated with the Metis Matters Radio Show. Not to confuse with the copy cat name of Metis Matters Political rag that Trevor Gladue produces.
Now we find this article coming from Ontario:
http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-4ezlMh8yc6eutHkhnyDXAsIl3R.tvPMksTZUscZf?p=728
The following is the campaign enlightment from Mr. Chartier prior to his election:
Fact: NO VOTE = NO VOICE
As a former President of PACT National Performers Union and former Vice President of Canadian Media Guild I know what I am talking about when it comes to the importance of a voice AND vote for membership. Metis woman and youth councils should sit up and take notice of the following:
It is a very sad day for the Metis Nation with the re-election of Clem as our national President. When the canadates came in the PCMNO meeting the first one was Clem, when asked the question regarding the number of delegates that Ontario and BC has and if there are plans to change this, in so many words no, as the census numbers are not correct in Ontario as we had the OMMA that sold metis cards in malls many of these numbers are from them, I couldn't believe this, the 2nd question was currently we have on the Board of Governers (BOG) each of the Presidents as voting members and then the National Youth and then National Women spokeperson as NON- voting members, when Clem was asked if there are plans to allow the youth and women a vote at the table, the answer was
NO.Metis Women with NO VOTE???
Metis Youth NO VOTE???
Census Records for Ontario and BC not correct??? This I will address right now....For those of you unaware of this story, there was an unconnected group called OMMA who was in fact selling "OMMA Metis Cards". OMMA has no connection to Metis Nation Ontario and is not recognized by the Ontario or Federal Governments. Metis Nation Ontario is recognized by both the Ontario and Federal Governments and Metis Nation Ontario status is not granted without confirmation processes as equally thorough as the Manitoba Metis Nation, Alberta Metis Nation or Saskachewan Metis Nation.
Do we as a Nation allow ANY of this to go unchallenged?
For Your Consideration,
Your Brother
Charlie Fife
Metis Nation
We Are All Connected and a wrong done to one is a wrong done to ALL, find your VOICE and MAKE IT HEARD...write. ..email.. .phone your local Metis councils and let them know your opinion.Many small voices raised as one become a ROAR that cannot be ignored!
Take hope the Metis Grassroots can take their Nation back and redevelop the Metis Nation of Canada. Let us build the people - because Louis Riel, Gabriel Dumont, James Brady, Malcolm Norris they all believed in the power of the people - NOT THE POWER OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ACTED FAR MORE LIKE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Yes and the Grassroots continues to grow....
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Metis elect new president in a 'democratic watershed'
Aboriginal Issues
Written by Darcey
Monday, 25 February 2008
Clement Chartier (Clem in Saskatchewan) is once again the President of the Metis National Council after being 're-elected' twice in the past two years in a no-holds barred fight for the winner takes all loot to be divvied out by the federal government. Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl cut off their funding last October due to the leadership issues and now behold the sucking up:
Chartier expressed his commitment to work with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Federal Interlocutor, Chuck Strahl to "establish a new partnership aimed at improving the lives and living conditions of Metis citizens and to address long-standing Metis rights and land issues." The newly elected President informed the assembled delegates that he will go to "work on my five point plan for strengthening the Metis Nation" and will "move immediately to re-establishing working relationships with other federal Ministers and departments."
Vice-President, David Chartrand characterized the weekend meeting as a "democratic watershed" for his people and commended all of the Provincial Presidents of Governing Members "for pledging to work with the President of the Metis Nation." (Marketwire)
These same two snakes tried to influence the last federal election by lying to the people. Vice President David Chartrand by misrepresenting quotes by Swan River MP Inky Marks and former Conservative Party advisor Thomas Flanagan. Clement Chartrand pretended that he never got a response from the Conservative Party in relation to a questionaire that was sent out to each party.
Democratic watershed is an odd choice of words eh? They have democratic watersheds in Pakistan and Zimbabwe and the term is typical of a power shift or profound change but there sure hasn't been a shift of any kind here, or change. Just the same old and tired money grubbing crew trying to pull off the same old unethical coups.
There was a big opportunity here and somehow it was crushed.
It was crushed because those Metis involved are too concerned about whats in it for them. Like our ansestors of old they grab for the shinny beads and trinkets. Greed has infected our people and I am quite sure that if it was you and me becoming president in a few years we would be over come with this same illness. Unfortunatly it seems to be in our blood.
For those of us who are not familiar with all these acronyms such as PCMNO, PACT, OMMA and OMN, we do not have a hot clue what all these mean. Please when you are writing on blogs where people around the world are reading them, spell these things out.
It appears David Chartrand continues to be a very powerful man. Not a good sign for the members in Manitoba who are wishing for a new leader.
Sorry - I do agree I hate acronyms. I have always believed that they are often used without consideration of the people who are not specific to an issue and to keep the rest of us in the dark. So to my knowlege this is what those acronyms are:
PACT is a Performer's Union for various artists
PCMNO = the Provincial Council for the Metis Nation of Ontario
OMMA Ontario Métis and Aboriginal Association
OMN - I believe is meant to stand for Ontario Metis Nation
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