The Canadian government is being accused of stonewalling in a court challenge by the First Nations of the Wabun Tribal Council against a recently signed Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) self-government agreement.
Lawyers for Crown-Indigenous Relations are refusing to release internal documents tied to the deal, derailing the Wabun Tribal Council’s request for court disclosure, while the MNO says it plans to try and get the case dismissed, according to letters filed in court last week.
“This is just another example of Canada doing things in secret,” said Wabun Tribal Council executive director Jason Batise on Tuesday.
The council represents Matachewan, Brunswick House, Chapleau Ojibwe, Flying Post, Mattagami and Beaverhouse
