Notice of Special Assembly
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Whereas the Métis Nation within Alberta (MNA) has the inherent right to self-determination and self-government;
Whereas the Métis Nation of Alberta Association was incorporated out of necessity to receive funding and deliver programs and services, but is not and has never been a true or full reflection of our Métis tradition of self-government;
Whereas after generations of organizing, advocacy, and negotiations, in June 2019, the Métis Nation of Alberta and Canada signed the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreement, which recognizes our right to self-government and establishes the process by which the Métis Nation of Alberta will be recognized as a government in federal legislation;
Whereas the Métis Nation of Alberta Constitution Commission has been engaging with Citizens from across the province to develop a constitution to serve as the foundation of our self-government that will be presented at the Annual General Assembly in August with a view to having it ratified in a province-wide vote this fall;
And whereas within a year we expect to hold elections for our Métis government as established by our constitution;
Whereas Article 3 of the election bylaws allows for a special meeting to change the date of the election,
Therefore, in accordance with the MNA Bylaws, Article 26, at a duly called meeting of the Provincial Council of the Métis Nation of Alberta on May 15, 2022, where at least seventy-five (75%) percent of the Provincial Council members were present, and seventy-five (75%) percent of the Provincial Council members voted in favor of a resolution to hold a Special Meeting. the motion reads as follows:
Duane Zaraska moved to call a Special Assembly as soon as possible to deal with postponing the election of 2022 for 1 year: Seconded by Hilda Lambert. Motion Carried Unanimously
This notice is to inform the citizens of the Métis Nation of Alberta that a Special meeting of the Métis Nation of Alberta will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at The Bowes at Bonnetts Energy Centre, 10017-99 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AB, T8V 0R7 to address the resolution below:
That the Métis Nation of Alberta election of 2022 be postponed one (1) year to September 2023.