The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) and its president, David Chartrand, filed their defense statement on Thursday, in which they responded to allegations in the Métis National Council (MNC) case against the organization.
ang RNM blame the MMF and to Mr. Chartrand for setting up a procedure to advance the MMF at the expense of RNMwhich could cause damage of several million dollars eventually.
In a video posted on social media in January, the president RNMCassidy Caron, who conducted the investigation with the board of directors, explained that the conclusion was to initiate this lawsuit before a superior court in Ontario.
We deserve the truth, we deserve the justicehe said in the video.
Ang MMF reject all
In a written statement, the President of MMFDavid Chartrand, indicated on Thursday that the allegations contained in the main application are outrageous, annoying, baseless and intended to discredit MMF, former Metis National Council staff and myself..
In their 49-page long defense, the MMF and Mr. Chartrand said that the pursuit of RNM ay a clear attempt by the new board to legitimize and discredit MMF and its president, David Chartrand, to maintain and increase their influence.
According to the document, the RNM disagree with MMF regarding the meaning of a people of mixed race. The disagreement over the definition and determination of criteria for compliance with Métis citizenship is highly disruptive to MMF citizenssaid the defense.
It is supposed to be MMF that the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) would have refused to apply the national definition of a Métis person adopted by RNM in 2002. The MMF hopefully claim, in 2019, that the NMO ceased to be a member of RNM because of this decline.
Last September, the MMF he has already stood up it became clear that the NMO will continue to be a member of RNM. Ang MMF so left the RNM September 29, 2021.
The new president of RNMCassidy Caron, who was elected on September 30 last year, would have adopted the broader definition of people of mixed race, or that advance of NMOstated in the defense.
Ang MMF also criticized the publication of the video, last January, by Ms. Caron.
ang RNM uses the civil justice system as political theateris it written.
Defense (New window) (in English) also denies allegations of a scheme to harm the economy RNM.
Ang MMF and Mr. Chartrand specifically stated that they did not illegally transfer funds from the Métis Veterans Fund or that they were in a conflict of interest when entering into a lease agreement in Ottawa.
David Chartrand asks in exchange for a statement from RNM insisted that he act in good faith. He is also seeking various damages and the reimbursement of costs he paid to respond to the legal recourse of RNM.
Source: Radio-Canada
