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By Alessia Passafiume The Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation says it’s appalled by the lack of M\u00e9tis-specific funding in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new budget. While First Nations and Inuit have targeted funding measures in the budget, M\u00e9tis do not, despite having pressed the government for supports in areas like housing and health care. The only mention of M\u00e9tis in the budget is in association with $806 million set aside over five years to implement a Trudeau-era Indigenous child welfare law. Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation president David Chartrand says there is “no doubt” Red River M\u00e9tis citizens will be angered by the fact that their needs were dismissed in the budget. He says the MMF met with ministers and the prime minister ahead of the budget and he’s disheartened his requests were not… <\/p>\n

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By Alessia Passafiume The Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation says it’s appalled by the lack of M\u00e9tis-specific funding in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new budget. While First Nations and Inuit have targeted funding measures in the budget, M\u00e9tis do not, despite having pressed the government for supports in areas like housing and health care. The only mention of M\u00e9tis in the budget is in association with $806 million set aside over five years to implement a Trudeau-era Indigenous child welfare law. Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation president David Chartrand says there is “no doubt” Red River M\u00e9tis citizens will be angered by the fact that their needs were dismissed in the budget. He says the MMF met with ministers and the prime minister ahead of the budget and he’s disheartened his requests were not... <\/p>\n

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