Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Ontario Metis Watch Two Court Cases

Ontario Metis are watching with great interest how the federal government is reacting to a couple of court cases favouring Metis people.

One recognizes Métis being under federal jurisdiction the same way as  First Nations.

Metis Nation of Ontario president Gary Lipinski says it's disappointing the feds still wants to fight it.

Lipinski foresees the case dragging all the way to the Supreme Court.

The other case involves a land claims issue in Manitoba.

Lipinski says the ruling is only a first step towards the feds setting up a process that deals with Metis land claims issues across the country.