Do you have a Director of Communications?

Coalition of Concerned Metis Citizens (CCMC) Update
October 2009

CCMC Response to MNBC Legal Council Correspondence

The October 11th, 2009 MNBC legal counsel response is interesting. MNBC legal counsel Gereluk raises a few points that I will clarify to you as the President. Firstly, I want to remind you that Mr. Gereluk personally assured me during the recent MNBC Annual General Meeting that his written response to clarify his interpretation would be provided to me without delay.

See Attachments - CCMC Response Letter to Dumont _FinalOct 29.pdf

MNBC Legal Council Joe Gereluk - Letters of October 11th & October 25th 2009
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Dear Sir/Madam:

Thank you for contacting CyberSmokeBlog. When you send these updates there's no Director of Communications or some such individual our readers can contact for follow up comment or information. As you know, we've previously raised the issue but received no reply. For an organization which, as we understand, is promoting greater transparency, accountability and better governance we find this a tad unusual. At least the Metis Nation of British Columbia provides a contact person.

We post your links more out of respect for Manitoba Metis citizens' right to know than the CCMC. Here you are folks you be the judge and jury.

Sincerely,

Clare L. Pieuk

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JOSEPH GERELUK, Law Office
Suite 401 1011 Fort Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8V 3K5

Telephone: (250) 380-1423

Fax: (250) 380-0920
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Our File

October 11, 2009

DARYL PIPER
c/o Vancouver Métis Cultural Society
158 4111 Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5C 6I7

Dear Sir:

Re: MNBC Constitution – MPCBC Bylaws

You have requested that I provide an opinion with respect to the MNBC Constitution and the MPCBC Bylaws as orally presented at the MNBC Annual General Meeting on September 26, 2009. I have been informed that a portion of my discussion has been provided to you and has been reprinted on your website.

Although it is not complete, that portion of my oral presentation does provide some of the reasoning I had expressed in relation to the MNBC Constitution and MPCBC Bylaws.

Further, I understand that you have engaged the services of independent legal counsel in this matter.

Accordingly, it would be improper for me to provide you with my opinion as requested and suggest that you seek an opinion from your counsel.

I note that, on your website, you have misquoted certain phrases taken out of context from my oral submissions. I trust that you will refrain from continuing the publication of those misleading and confusing phrases that, quite frankly, do not make any sense.

Yours truly
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Joseph Gereluk
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To be continued .....