The power of one!
Dear Webmaster:
The MMF (Board of Directors and Advisors) failed to understand the individual positions of Manitoba's Metis citizens. They assumed everyone would follow blindly - that was their first mistake! Secondly, the matter of trust comes into play. It is my thinking the Court will rule for us on issues such as Sections 31 and 32 of the Manitoba Act the only way they can, that is, for individual descendants who have a legal claim. My thinking is partially based on the Georges Forrest case a few years ago involving a parking ticket printed only in English.
The Manitoba Act of 1870 included French language rights which the government of the day struck down. Many years later the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that decision to be unconstitutional forcing our Legislature to adjust the laws accordingly. To some extent we now have a bilingual province. In the end we may be satisfied with the land claims decision except those who want control. Our heritage and descendants are a private matter.
Fortunat Guiboche
Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 13, 2006
The MMF (Board of Directors and Advisors) failed to understand the individual positions of Manitoba's Metis citizens. They assumed everyone would follow blindly - that was their first mistake! Secondly, the matter of trust comes into play. It is my thinking the Court will rule for us on issues such as Sections 31 and 32 of the Manitoba Act the only way they can, that is, for individual descendants who have a legal claim. My thinking is partially based on the Georges Forrest case a few years ago involving a parking ticket printed only in English.
The Manitoba Act of 1870 included French language rights which the government of the day struck down. Many years later the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that decision to be unconstitutional forcing our Legislature to adjust the laws accordingly. To some extent we now have a bilingual province. In the end we may be satisfied with the land claims decision except those who want control. Our heritage and descendants are a private matter.
Fortunat Guiboche
Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 13, 2006
posted by Clare L. Pieuk at 10:56 AM
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