Province to exit deal with MMF
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THE province has announced plans to withdraw from a landmark deal with the Manitoba Metis Federation, the Free Press has learned.
A Manitoba Hydro spokesman confirmed late Tuesday the Manitoba government has announced intentions to step away from the Turning the Page Agreement, signed by the province, Hydro and the MMF in 2014.
“That is permitted under the agreement,” Hydro spokesman Bruce Owen said by email.
The Turning the Page agreement was designed “to build a forward-looking, productive and non-adversarial working relationship” between the three parties, as laid out in its terms of reference.
The relationship has been strained in recent months, as MMF president David Chartrand alleged the province scrapped a $67.5-million deal that would have resulted in the Métis people being compensated — over 50 years — for past and future Hydro projects. The matter is now before the courts.
Chartrand has previously said the government’s refusal to broach the topic in meetings doesn’t bode well for reconciliation in the province.
The province could not provide comment late Tuesday, but committed to give an update on the situation today.
— Jessica Botelho-Urbanski