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By Lynda Powless Editor SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER- The\u00a0 Six Nations Cannabis Commission continues to budget a large amount to pay Commissioner for administration fees and some Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) councillors are questioning why. At the same time the SNCC has refused to make the 2025 budget publically available.\u00a0\u00a0SNEC approved the Six Nations Cannabis Commission’s (SNCC) 2025 budget at the SNEC’s general finance meeting April 15th\u00a0 but with the condition that it comes back to SNEC with a reason for the $81,496 it has budgeted to pay Commissioners for administration fees. \u00a0SNCC has in addition to not making the 2025 budget publicly available it has not disclosed the total amount of it’s budget.\u00a0 Kathy Mair, chief commissioner, told SNEC the administration fees paid to commissioners began… <\/p>\n

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By Lynda Powless Editor SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER- The\u00a0 Six Nations Cannabis Commission continues to budget a large amount to pay Commissioner for administration fees and some Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) councillors are questioning why. At the same time the SNCC has refused to make the 2025 budget publically available.\u00a0\u00a0SNEC approved the Six Nations Cannabis Commission’s (SNCC) 2025 budget at the SNEC’s general finance meeting April 15th\u00a0 but with the condition that it comes back to SNEC with a reason for the $81,496 it has budgeted to pay Commissioners for administration fees. \u00a0SNCC has in addition to not making the 2025 budget publicly available it has not disclosed the total amount of it’s budget.\u00a0 Kathy Mair, chief commissioner, told SNEC the administration fees paid to commissioners began... <\/p>\n

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