Conflict Between MN-S and Suspended Directors

By Carol Baldwin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Wakaw Recorder A flurry of press releases and public statements has brought Métis Nation-Saskatchewan’s Provincial Métis Council front and centre following the May election and subsequent swearing in of the newly elected council. Sherry McLennan, Western Region 2, and Wendy Gervais, Western Region 3, were under suspension of duties when the Provincial Métis Council (PMC) dissolved ahead of the election. The Chief Electoral Officer allowed the two to run for re-election. “This is a human rights issue – period,” MN-S President, Glen McCallum, was quoted in a June 26th statement. “One of our staff was harassed in a very public forum, and our government prides itself on being able to provide a safe work environment, free of that kind of treatment by elected…

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