On Friday evening, March 6, 2009 I happened to be watching APTN National News (West). Not that I normally take the time to watch this news source – but someone called to say they had seen Trevor Gladue being interviewed in an earlier broadcast. He was being interviewed by one of the correspondents about the fact that a decision had been released by the Métis Nation of Alberta’s Judiciary Council.
Trevor had been taken last year to the Judiciary Council by two community women who alleged that he was a detriment to the Métis Nation of Alberta for his actions. There was a hearing last fall. The decision must have been sent out to the respondents and the defendant in the latter part of the week.
Trevor announced that he was found guilty by the Judiciary Council for being a detriment and that his privileges were being suspended until 2015. This means that he will not be able to hold an appointment, employment or political position until his suspension is up. He will still be allowed to participate in community meetings, vote and practice other rights that are outside of the privledges that are identified within the bylaws.
Now to hear his interview on APTN he reacted in a manner that was much expected. He started talking about Audrey Poitras and tried to say this was an attack by her and made it sound like this was an Audrey action after the election.
As Trevor knew – this was a process that began early in the Spring of 2008 – long before the election - with community meetings that alleged he was acting in a self serving process. Audrey did not coordinate – or even attend those meetings.
The actual decision that was heard by our Quasi Judicial Review will be public. As soon as it is – we will make sure it is published or place a link to where it can be accessed.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Surprise – Trevor Gladue is in the News Again …
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6 comments:
Wow, in other news, Melanie Ominahoe, is also being sued, by Tim Collins... It was on Sharon Psuelas website.
Isn't it funny that the Quasi Judicial Committee, thinks they are over and above the Laws that Govern All Canadians, remember the MNA is a Society, and non-constitutional.
Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to denote not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are closely related to, yet distinct from, the concept of freedom of thought or freedom of conscience. In practice, the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations, such as on "hate speech". This is because exercising freedom of speech always takes place within a context of competing values.
The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression".[1][2] Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law.
I am not sure what Freedom of Speech had to do with the Judiciary Council decision - because we have not been able to access it but maybe the previous contributor has a copy we will have to wait to see it once it is disseminated.
As for the definition part of the blog - It is directly cut and paste from the "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". It is important to give credit to the creator or we are plagiarizing other peoples' work.
Speaking of freedom of speech, I guess Trevor's buddy Darryl Shott took it too far. The police had gone on his so-called 'grassroots' site on Sunday and today it is closed, which exception of a big fat apology for slanderous remarks made on the site. Hurts doesn't it Miss Shott (Steves)...
There once was a little man named Trevor. It turned out he wasn't so clever.
He thought he had potential, but he was just detrimental.
Now with no job, he is singing the blues, but I guess he can work at APTN news ...
Sad -- Sad -- when is the MNA going to start putting good news out there -- and stop suing each other-- why is the MNA shutting down some of their housing -- whats happening -- whats going on with MNA -- what else are they doing that people don't know about!
Métis Housing:
I am not sure of the previous contributor’s information but what we do know after witnessing a report from the folks at Métis Urban Housing in February is:
Métis Urban Housing 1-877-458-8684
They have over 880 units across Alberta where they provide a subsidized social housing program to over 3,000 tenants, including seniors and special needs housing.
In addition they have some new programs:
Senior’s Lodge that they acquired in December of 2008. It is a 40 unit facility where there are supports for our seniors.
They have a new affordable housing program where they charge 20% less for rent then what the market charges and there is fixed utility costs.
They ran a Home Ownership Program and Home Repair Program to assist individuals who own their homes but need repairs.
They work on a first come first serve basis. Call them and find out what they have.
There are also other programs that are run by Métis communities and Métis Locals. Some of them are Homelessness initiatives and some are affordable housing.
There are programs in Medicine Hat, Fort Vermillion, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Marlboro, etc.
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