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By Alessia Passafiume The Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation is turning down Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to discuss his government’s controversial major projects legislation, saying it won’t attend the meeting alongside another M\u00e9tis group it says has no reason to exist. The federation, which represents Red River M\u00e9tis, says Carney’s decision to include the M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario in Thursday’s meeting undermines the integrity of the gathering and puts the government’s plans for major projects at risk. Federation president David Chartrand says Ottawa is also propping up the M\u00e9tis National Council by including it in the meeting, despite the fact that it has only two provincial members left due to conflicts related to the M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario. Carney promised meetings with First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis after Indigenous leaders said… <\/p>\n

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By Alessia Passafiume The Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation is turning down Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation to discuss his government’s controversial major projects legislation, saying it won’t attend the meeting alongside another M\u00e9tis group it says has no reason to exist. The federation, which represents Red River M\u00e9tis, says Carney’s decision to include the M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario in Thursday’s meeting undermines the integrity of the gathering and puts the government’s plans for major projects at risk. Federation president David Chartrand says Ottawa is also propping up the M\u00e9tis National Council by including it in the meeting, despite the fact that it has only two provincial members left due to conflicts related to the M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario. Carney promised meetings with First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis after Indigenous leaders said... <\/p>\n

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