Three More Letters

Some very interesting reading: My editorial will follow this weekend to highlight some of the important issues:

Letter from Clem Chartier March 19, 2008
http://www.mpcbc.bc.ca/pdf/pr_news19_6.pdf

Mr. Bruce Dumont
President
Métis Nation British Columbia
Suite 905 – 1130 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4

Dear President Dumont:

Thank you for your letters of March 3rd and March 10, 2008. I will address the issues in your March 3rd letter and MNC Minister of Finance David Chartrand will respond to your requests for specific financial information in you letter of March 10th.

First, let me address the decision of the MNBC Board of Directors to “take an official leave of absence from the MNC Board of Governors and all MNC committees effective immediately”. The use of this term is somewhat confusing as the MNC-MNBC relationship is not that of employer-employee. The MNC is the national governance structure of the Métis Nation and the MNBC is part of it. The bylaws governing the MNC make no provision for a Governing Member to “take and official leave of absence”. They do provide for the admission and withdrawal of member association from the national body. In the event the MNBC provides us with official notification is provided, the MNC will continue to represent all Métis citizens at the national and international levels wherever they may live within the Métis Nation.

Second, let me address the reason cited for your action, the inability of the MNC to make transfers to MNBC under certain Aboriginal Health programs. I should note in this regard that during my first three-year term of office, the MNC was successful in retiring its longstanding debt and was largely free of deficit. The cash flow crisis we are now dealing with is a direct result of financial decisions taken between July 31, 2007, and my re-election to the presidency on February 23, 2008.

During the first part of this period, you put yourself forward as the “interim president” of the MNC. Although you were not legally authorized to assume this position, the fact remains that you were in control of MNC funds then and are in a better position than me to state why the scholarship money was not disbursed.

During the balance of this period, a court-appointed administrator was in control of funds and, again, is in a better position than me to state why the scholarship money was not disbursed.

As the above facts are well known to you, I find it surprising that, barely a week after my re-election, you should use the inability of MNC to make immediate transfers to MNBC as grounds for whatever action your Board has taken. Given your statement to our National Assembly that you would accept the outcome of the election and cooperate with whomever won the presidency, I suggest strongly that you take a hard look at your commitment to the democratic process under which the Métis Nation has chosen to govern itself. In the meantime, my staff are in the process of bringing the books up to date so we can ascertain the exact state of our financial situation and capability and I have been working hard since my re-election to re-open channels in Ottawa in order to restore the financial health of the MNC and put us in a position to properly address a host of financial issues including that of payables to creditors and Governing Members.

MNC Minister of Finance David Chartrand will elaborate on financial issues raised in your second letter and report on the important policy work underway particularly in the area of MHRDA renewal. I will address one of the issues in that letter as it relates specifically to my legal action against a number of corporate entities and individuals including yourself. I can state that I am prepared to settle the matters raised in the lawsuit amicably and in the spirit of cooperation that all of us committed ourselves to before the election.

Once we are fully operational, I will vigorously pursue the issues in my election platform directly related to the reform of our internal governance to ensure that the unfortunate experience of the past seven months is never repeated. This includes clarifying the jurisdictions of our governing bodies that will enable the MNC, as an instrument of Métis nationhood, to offer effective representation at the intergovernmental and international levels while fully respecting the primary responsibility of MNC’s Governing Members for the delivery of social and economic programs.

In closing, I trust that this letter and the one from Minister of Finance Chartrand will enable you and your Board of Directors to better assess the current situation.

Yours sincerely,

Clem Chartier, QC
President

Cc Métis National Council, Board of Governors
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Letter from Métis Nation British Columbia to Minister Tony Clement, Health Canada

http://www.mpcbc.bc.ca/pdf/pr_news19_5.pdf

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Honourable Tony Clement
Minister
Health Canada

Re: Health Canada Agreement with Métis National Council

Honourable Minister Clement,

Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is requesting your immediate assistance to address a serious challenge confronting our organization as a result of the delivery of a Health Canada agreement with the Métis National Council (MNC) signed in August 2006.

MNBC is the provincial governing body for Métis citizens and thirty-seven Métis Chartered Communities in British Columbia. MNBC has a well-established governance structure and delivers a wide variety of programs and services. MNBC is proud of the strong relationships it has with various Government of Canada departments including Service Canada, Heritage Canada, and the Office of the Federal Interlocutor. In addition MNBC has a very strong relationship with the Province of British Columbia evidenced through the signing of the Métis Nation Relationship Accord in 2006 that committed the Province and MNBC to address Métis socio-economic gaps such as education, health, economic development, and housing.

MNBC participates as a non-founding member of the Métis National Council (MNC). In August 2006 MNC entered into a Contribution Agreement with Health Canada to support new Métis investments in regards to the Aboriginal Health Human Resource Initiative (AHHRI) and the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF). Once signed MNC officials began to implement a Memorandum of Understanding that was to be signed by MNBC and all members of the MNC to flow the new AHHRI and AHTF Health Canada investments. The approach by MNC leadership, through the MNC President and Minister at that time, and their officials to implement this initiative through one agreement created internal challenges between MNC and MNBC. MNBC sent emails to Health Canada officials in 2006 seeking a restructuring of the Health Canada Contribution Agreement that we felt could easily be achieved through a direct bilateral arrangement with MNBC.
MNBC has direct bilateral relationships with the Government of Canada in every area except this Health Canada initiative. MNBC efforts were dismissed as internal political issues although several attempts were made through contact with MNC and Health Canada officials to redesign the Agreement. After such efforts were dismissed MNBC leadership made the decision to sign the MNC Memorandum of Understanding in May 2007 and begin the process of moving forward on the AHHRI and AHTF programs. It must be noted MNBC’s concern from the beginning was the lack of confidence in the ability for MNC to financially manage the important Health Canada Agreement. Furthermore, the role of the MNC has not been direct program delivery. The Health Canada Agreement created a significant change in defining the role of the MNC in relation to the Governing Members.

Over the course of 2007-2008 MNC faced significant internal challenges. MNBC believes that one of the MNC challenges has been the proper financial management of the Health Canada programs. MNBC is currently owed approximately $207 000.00 to support 2007-2008 Health Canada investments for the AHTF and AHHRI programs targeted to British Columbia. MNBC has made several attempts to resolve internally with the MNC and sent letters to seek clarification on the following dates:

o November 1st, 2007
o November 15th, 2007
o March 3rd, 2008
o March 10th, 2008

MNBC has not been provided adequate MNC clarification to our written concerns in any manner since the MNBC letters were submitted. The only responses have been through email receipts and a recent MNC letter that does not suggest any formal MNC solution to ensure resolution of this disturbing situation. Please note Health Canada officials were copied on all of the MNBC correspondences that were sent to MNC seeking clarification.

MNBC concerns were further increased when MNBC received a letter in January 2008 from Health Canada Assistant Deputy Minister Ian Potter. The January 2008 Health Canada letter indicated that the Health Canada Contribution Agreement was being placed in default due primarily to MNC decision to utilize Health Canada revenues for “operational needs” in November 2007. MNBC identified this exact issue to both MNC and Health Canada officials in November 2007. At this time MNBC continued to seek Health Canada support to intervene and examine a redesign of the Health Canada agreement, as the AHHRI and AHTF programs are very important for the MNBC. The concerns were further heightened when MNBC was made aware of further overpayments in relation to MNC management of the AHHRI and AHTF funds. MNBC has also requested clarification from MNC regarding overpayments but this has been ignored since November 2007.

It is MNBC’s understanding that the AHHRI and AHTF funding has been approved by the Government of Canada through commitments that sunset in 2010. Therefore MNBC is formally requesting your assistance as the Health Minister in two ways. The first request is to support a new Métis Health strategy and ensure Métis citizens in British Columbia access Health Canada investments in AHHRI and AHTF programs. In that regard MNBC is committed to working directly with Health Canada officials through a revised bilateral approach effective April 1st, 2008 that will continue to support Métis students access the Health sector labour market opportunities in British Columbia required in the AHHRI. In addition the AHTF revenues are desperately needed to support MNBC’s ability to establish Métis Nation health infrastructure that can meaningfully interface with the Provincial Ministry of Health and the various Health Authorities in British Columbia. Therefore MNBC is seeking the bilateral agreement that can include the AHHRI and AHTF programs with Health Canada.

The second MNBC request is to ensure the $207 000.00 for AHHRI and AHTF funding owed by the MNC through the signed Memorandum of Understanding is honoured. MNBC has committed these funds and currently continues to cash manage this situation. However, MNBC is a non-profit organization and the nonpayment by the MNC poses a significant potential deficit for the MNBC. This deficit has not been created by MNBC mismanagement. The fact is that MNC appears to have spent Health Canada revenues for MNC operational needs that included the outstanding amount to MNBC for the AHHRI and AHTF. Furthermore the MNBC perception is that Health Canada officials were fully aware and reluctant to intervene in spite of this risk to the integrity of the AHHRI and AHTF programs.

Therefore MNBC is seeking your support to address this situation. I have attached a copy of the MNC and MNBC Memorandum of Understanding for your review.

In closing MNBC seeks resolution with Health Canada. MNBC resources to support the AHHRI and AHTF programs have been fully committed in 2007-2008. MNBC owes a significant amount of the outstanding 2007-2008 resources to Métis students that were awarded scholarships in British Columbia. MNBC understands that this entire situation is unfortunate and realizes that difficult steps must be taken to ensure that Métis citizens in British Columbia are provided the Health Canada resources that are so important for our province.

MNBC is seeking an immediate response to the two requests outlined in this letter of request.

Thank you,

MNBC Minister Responsible for Health

Lorne LaFleur

cc Métis Nation British Columbia Board of Directors
Métis National Council President Clement Chartier
Métis National Council Board of Governors
Métis Chartered Communities (British Columbia)
Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian and North Affairs Canada and Office of the Federal Interlocutor for
Métis and Non-Status Indians, Government of Canada
Parliamentary Secretary Rod Bruinooge, Government of Canada
Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Federal Interlocutor, Fred Caron
Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada, Ian Potter
Honourable Mike de Jong, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, Province of British Columbia

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Letter from MNBC to President Chartier

http://www.mpcbc.bc.ca/pdf/pr_news19_4.pdf

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Clément Chartier President
Métis National Council (MNC)
Suite 201, 350 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ont. K1R 7S8

Re: Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) response to March 19th, 2008 MNC correspondence
Dear MNC President Chartier,

I want to thank you for your response provided as the Métis National Council (MNC) President to the MNBC letters dated March 3rd and 10th, 2008 respectively. Unfortunately I will begin by commenting that your response does not offer solutions or address direct answers to MNBC concerns raised in the previous MNBC letters. Based on the conceptual approach and allegations raised in your letter I will address your response paragraph by paragraph and further outline concerns regarding a number of your statements.

The reference you make in the second paragraph that the use of the MNBC statement leave of absence is “somewhat confusing as the MNC-MNBC relationship is not that of an employer-employee”. The MNBC Board of Directors decided to use this notification in the absence of clear MNC Bylaws or MNC policies and procedures that would address these situations when matters of dispute occur between the MNC and a member regardless of being either a Founding or Non-Founding Member. The MNC Bylaws do not provide any direction to address dispute issues and this is unfortunate. From a practical perspective you are correct in the reference to the MNC Bylaws that provide such recognition. I would suggest that as the MNC President you would seek to resolve MNBC concerns that have been clearly outlined to you. The MNBC letter dated March 3rd, 2008 clearly articulated that it would be inappropriate for MNC to speak on behalf of the MNBC during this situation of dispute. Instead your response is that MNC has the right to speak on behalf of our Métis citizens in British Columbia. If you as the MNC President feel it is appropriate to dismiss our request then I believe this could be perceived as an illustration of your style of leadership and could demonstrate a lack of respect for the MNBC’s request. I must reinforce that MNBC is requesting MNC not to speak on our behalf until our disputed concerns regarding MNC have been fully addressed regardless of MNC Bylaws that are our outdated and flawed. I will address this statement regarding the MNC governance limitations further in my response.

The third paragraph references two key points. The first point is that you state MNC was largely free of deficit and that during your tenure from 2003-2007 you resolved long-standing issues of MNC debt. The second point is your further indication that the decisions post July 31st, 2007 – February 23rd, 2008 created the current MNC financial situation. I believe these statements are false and misleading and I will clarify. The MNBC concerns of MNC financial stability are directly related to the 2006-2007 MNC fiscal year. Please keep in mind that at this time you were the MNC President and Chief Executive Officer responsible for the MNC operations in accordance with the MNC Bylaws. It also appears that concerted efforts have been orchestrated to create an MNC financial perspective that limits potential MNC liabilities in 2006-2007 that will certainly be unavoidable in the 2007-2008 MNC fiscal year. This point relates directly to your statement in this paragraph regarding that decisions were somehow made to negatively impact the MNC post July 31st, 2007. I want to clarify my understanding regarding the MNC financial concerns and I will break my concerns down regarding your statements in the following five points:

1. The first point is that the past MNC Auditor did not include any additional notes to the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements in terms of potential overpayments. MNBC has been made aware since October 2007 of a potential overpayment regarding Health Canada in relation to the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF) provided to the MNC in the 2006-2007 fiscal year. MNBC has made a number of attempts to seek clarification from MNC and this remains unresolved. There were no identified potential overpayments from the past MNC Auditor as a “going concern” in any financial notes. In addition during the February 2008 MNC General Assembly the delegates were further presented new information that there were significant Health Canada overpayments beginning in 2004-2005. The potential amount of ineligible Health Canada costs was approximately $750,000.00. As the MNC Chief Executive Officer during this time I must ask if you were aware of this serious issue as the letter read to the MNC General Assembly delegates was apparently dated June 2007. Keep in mind that you were the MNC President and Chief Executive Officer until July 31st, 2007. I have requested clarification about any potential overpayments and I continue to question why such information was not brought forward in the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements? If you were aware of these financial issues do you not feel this is a serious going concern and should be known by the MNC Board of Governors? If you were not aware can I ask what the role of the MNC President and Chief Executive Officer is?

2. The second point is that there must be clarification to the 2006-2007 MNC account receivables. The MNC account receivables was recently communicated to be approximately $600,000.00 based on a review by the MNC Board of Governors and feedback by the MNC Auditor in January 2008. This continues to represent a significant amount of revenues for the MNC from 2006-2007. Can you confirm if these revenues are still an MNC receivable as identified in Note five (5) of the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements? If these revenues are not going to materialize and be reimbursed to the MNC, the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements will be significantly affected in 2007-2008 thus increasing the MNC’s organizational deficit.

The total amount of MNC accounts receivables as of March 31st, 2007 (for the fiscal year end 2006-2007) was approximately $3,051,878.00 and this represented roughly 30% of the total annual funding provided to the MNC in 2006-2007. It is MNBC’s experience that at year-end an organization, such as the MNC, should only have the 10% holdbacks as receivables. This significant amount of receivables may indicate a lack of proper MNC financial and program management that would have ensured all MNC reports were submitted on time.

Although the 2006-2007 MNC receivables were significantly reduced by January 2008 the amount outstanding must be fully reviewed to ensure this amount is not added to the current debt accrued in the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements.

3. The third point is the further clarification of the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statement notes. MNBC has indicated concern previously on several occasions specifically with the amounts listed in Notes 12 and 15 respectively. MNC has identified amounts in the “Provincial Member Organization” and “Due to Related Parties” sections in the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements. Amounts are presented in Note 12 “Provincial Member Organization” totaling $339,439.00 and “Due to Related Parties” in Note 15 totaling $166,977.00. The issue is that these amounts do not appear to truly represent the MNBC incurred expenditures in 2006-2007 regarding Health Canada activities. MNBC made a number of attempts to clarify these inaccuracies with MNC officials and the MNC Auditor. Therefore, MNBC believes that if the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements were clarified to truly reflect the accurate amount expended through the Health Canada programs by the MNBC the overall MNC deficit would increase. The 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements have charged the current Health Canada amount in regards to MNBC of $339,439.00 as incurred MNBC expenses towards the Health Canada Agreement. This process increases administrative charges to the inflated MNC cash flow amount. I do not believe this situation has been properly addressed.

4. The fourth point is that 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements identify an MNC deficit of $92 369.00 that contradicts your claim that as MNC President you were largely free of deficit. There also has been the acquisition of a bank loan in this fiscal year to assist the financial challenges. Furthermore, the MNC outstanding payables as of January 2008 totaled $3,173,758.36.

5. The fifth consideration was the unorthodox and ongoing changes to the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements. Typically when an auditor has prepared financial statements they are in a position to defend their findings and present an objective financial review of the organization. I must reiterate MNBC’s concern with the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements themselves. There were no less than six drafts of the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements created that required nine months into the new fiscal year to address financial statements that you were responsible for. MNBC leadership unanimously voted against accepting the final version of the 2006-2007 MNC Financial Statements at the recent MNC General Assembly and the MNBC Board of Directors remain united in our position until there is full transparency.

In the fourth paragraph you state that I was responsible for the financial statements post July 31, 2007 as the Interim President. I believe you are fully aware of your legal case that was brought immediately against the decision of the majority of the MNC Board of Governors in August 2007 that basically paralyzed the MNC. I made attempts to seek clarification at that time and will continue to pursue such MNC transparency. For the record you were provided copies of MNBC letters I sent as the MNBC President dated November 1st and November 15th, 2007 to the MNC Chief Administrative Officer to support my efforts to seek clarity on a number of MNC financial concerns including the AHHRI and AHTF program payment owed to MNBC at that time. Therefore I believe I did make attempts to address these serious concerns and your position is not accurate whatsoever.

In the fifth paragraph you state that “I find it surprising that, barely a week after my re-election, you should use the inability of MNC to make immediate transfers to MNBC as grounds for whatever action our Board has taken.” The current MNBC decision was based on the ongoing challenges between MNBC and MNC. Our current challenges are longstanding and the MNBC Board of Directors fully discussed and endorsed this position. My role as President is to bring their decisions forward. MNBC Board of Directors has concerns I outlined and you as the re-elected MNC President must decide how you will lead. I want to be very clear with you that I personally support the need for the Métis National Council. Furthermore I fully support the concept of Métis Nation unity but I must question issues as the leader who has been democratically elected by the Métis citizens in British Columbia. The reality is that I support a transparent, fair, and accountable Métis Nation governance structure. I must remind you that during your initial term as the past MNC President you were well aware of my views that MNC must have fair democratic representation. I feel my position that represented the Métis people in British Columbia was not addressed and today MNBC continues to be challenged to address fair and democratic MNC governance processes when trying to clarify these current issues. I want to articulate a few examples to assist your understanding:

Challenge 1: The MNC Bylaws in Section 6 state:

“6(b)(ii) Representation of each Métis Member Association at the Métis National Council General Assembly shall be determined by the Board of Governors of the Métis National Council but shall include a minimum of 15 elected provincial voting delegates from Founding Members and 5 elected provincial voting delegates from non-founding Members.”

Based on this MNC Bylaw MNBC has been unable to secure equalized voting to ensure a fair and equitable delegate structure at the Métis National Council General Assembly. This bylaw makes a distinct difference between Founding and Non-Founding Members. Such inequity seriously challenges MNBC’s ability to address our concerns such as financial issues or questions.

Challenge 2: The MNC Bylaws in Section 9 state:

“9(b) Non-founding Members have the right to acquire one additional vote upon providing proof that its membership is equal to at least 40% of the average membership of the Founding Members, and, further they have the right to acquire an additional vote upon providing proof that its membership has increased by at least twenty percent of the average membership of the Founding Members to a maximum of five votes.

Based on this MNC Bylaw there appears to be serious inconsistency applied in determining the Founding and Non-Founding membership delegates numbers at the MNC General Assembly. This reinforces my first point and raises a number of key questions. Is this based on Census Canada information? What is the membership source to determine such voting numbers to protect the interests of Non-Founding members and ensure values such as fairness and equity are protected?

Challenge 3: The MNC Bylaws in Section 12 state:

“12 The by-laws of the corporation may be amended only by the Board of Governors at any meeting at which the Presidents of the Founding Members are present such amendment shall not be enforced or enacted upon until the approval of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs has been obtained.

Based on this Bylaw the ability for MNBC to seek fair representation in the MNC decision-making process such as the MNC General Assembly has been very difficult. MNBC has made attempts regarding fair and equal representation within the MNC General Assembly in the past few years though resolutions presented to the MNC Board of Governors. In fact I also made an attempt a few years back at the last official MNC General Assembly to bring forward a resolution but was denied based on the Bylaws. The various MNBC resolutions have been unsuccessful based on this Bylaw and view expressed that all Founding Members must agree to such a resolution. Unfortunately this Bylaw has been used on several occasions by one specific Founding Member President to “veto” MNBC governance reform and questions our ability to ever seek a fair process.

Your reference in the fifth paragraph must consider these challenges, plus a number of others, MNBC confronts as a Non-Founding member to ensure a fair process for Métis citizens in British Columbia. I remain unclear about the ability for MNBC leadership to address concerns and disputes when MNC has such flawed governance processes currently listed in the Bylaws.

The reference in your letter regarding my issues with transfers to the MNBC must be clarified. The outstanding amount owed to MNBC is approximately $207 000.00 for Aboriginal Health Human Resource Initiative (AHHRI) and AHTF Health Canada investments. MNBC is currently owed approximately $207 000.00 under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with MNC in regards to the Health Canada investments. It is our understanding MNC was provided a significant portion of the 2007-2008 Health Canada resources under the AHHRI and AHTF programs to transfer to the various Métis Nation Governing Members including the MNBC. It is now the end of the 2007-2008 fiscal year and it appears that you do not fully appreciate how serious this situation is for MNBC as a non-profit corporation. The majority of these funds are owed directly to Métis students in British Columbia. Many of these Métis students are not fully aware of this MNC financial mismanagement and do not care whether or not MNBC has been provided these revenues. MNBC approved the majority of the scholarships under the AHHRI program in September 2007 to meet the fall academic intake related to health sector training programs. MNBC approved the total AHHRI 2006-007 and the 2007-2008 allocation (please bear in mind that MNBC had a carry forward of AHHRI funding in 2006-2007 based on the Memorandum Of Understanding being signed in May 2007) under the assumption there would be no challenges regarding MNC payments to the MNBC to meet the academic intakes. It is unfortunate that your letter references this situation as a simple transfer and shows no empathy for the Métis students you are affecting. Clearly you do not understand the Health needs of our Métis students in British Columbia.

In the sixth paragraph you indicate that you will resolve your current legal action against the MNC amicably. Your response leaves me confused. As the MNC President you are also the Chief Executive Officer and for the most part responsible for MNC financial decisions. Therefore does this mean you will provide yourself a settlement when funds are realized by the MNC? Will the MNC Board of Governors have the ability to approve any such decision? How will you prioritize amounts owed to MNBC or several of the other outstanding vendors? I am unclear by your response and seek further clarification.

I must convey my general disappointment with this response as the re-elected MNC President to the MNBC letters dated March 3rd and March 10th, 2008. I was seeking direct answers to address six areas of concern and hoping you would take the opportunity to begin dialogue and create solutions that support MNBC as a Non-Founding member of the MNC. Your response does not directly answer the questions posed in any meaningful manner and key issues such as the outstanding funds for the MNBC in regards to the 2007-2008 AHHRI and AHTF is unfortunate. MNBC will continue to seek discussions with Health Canada to address the serious matter of AHHRI awarded scholarships provided by the MNBC for 2007-2008 based on the lack of direct answers to these very time sensitive issues.

In closing I also look forward to the MNC Minister of Finance David Chartrand’s pending response.

Thank you,

Bruce Dumont
President

cc MNC Board of Governors
MNBC Board of Directors
MNBC Métis Chartered Communities
MNBC Governance and Policy Committee’s
Assistant Deputy Minister Fred Caron, Office of the Federal Interlocutor
Assistant Deputy Minister Ian Potter, Health Canada
Parliamentary Secretary for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Office of the Federal Interlocutor
Honourable Rod Bruinooge
Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status IndiansHonourable Chuck Strahl