Pssst… there’s a minister here, but don’t tell anyone!

Six Nations Elected councillors may have learned a quick lesson during their council session last week. It seems not just the community is being left out of meetings these days. So are they. The councillors weren’t invited to meet with a Minister who recently visited Six Nations and no one is quite sure where the meeting even took place. In the past whenever a minister visited the community Elected Chiefs notified councillors, usually at an open council session, so they could meet the minister, have lunch and express any concerns or ask questions. A one-on-one with council members often led to program enhancements or raised concerns about programs not working and why. Not just the councillors were told either by the way. In the past a photo op was held…

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