'The rules are clear': Sask. First Nations leaders say Cameron not eligible to run for FSIN Chief
CTV
Delegates from 74 Saskatchewan First Nations head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).
Delegates from 74 Saskatchewan First Nations are gathering in Saskatoon on Thursday to elect a new chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).
Heading into the vote, some leaders are crying foul over incumbent Chief Bobby Cameron’s bid for re-election to a third term. They say his 1993 criminal record for break and enter and theft means he should never have been allowed to run, according to the FSIN’s own election bylaws.
Cameron’s criminal record came to light amid a contentious 2021 election that ended with the FSIN’s own electoral officer filing a lawsuit against the organization, claiming administrators actively worked to restrict her oversight role and to conceal irregularities.
An internal committee allowed Cameron to run anyway, despite a clause in the FSIN’s election act that bars someone from running if they have a past conviction for theft. Anyone who received a criminal conviction in the last five years is also ineligible under the bylaw.
Earlier this month, former Flying Dust Cree Nation Chief Robert Merasty issued a public letter to the chiefs of the FSIN’s 74 member nations calling for Cameron’s removal from the ballot.
Allowing Cameron to run undermines the integrity of their election process, and the trust people have in their institutions, says Merasty, also a former FSIN vice-chief.
“Good governance is integral to any organization,” he told CTV News in a phone interview.
Jagmeet Singh says the NDP will not support the Bloc Québécois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government.
Three people were found dead after a fire tore through a rental home on Vancouver Island earlier this week. Investigators believe one of the victims initially escaped the blaze, but ran back inside to rescue others before he succumbed to smoke inhalation.
Trick-or-treaters will flock to streets across the country Thursday night with the Canadian staple, the parka, covering costumes for some, while others will be treated to mild conditions.
Police said six unknown suspects approached the victim and demanded their personal belongings. One of the suspects allegedly pulled out a knife during the interaction.
A North Bay woman was sentenced this week in connection with the fatal stabbing of Nicholas Nicholls in 2021.
Montreal police (SPVM) confirmed that a body was found in the l’Île-de-la-Visitation nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.
A Langton, Ont. man has been found guilty of failing to stop at the scene of a collision causing death in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy on Dec. 6, 2023.
Prison officials discovered several packages containing tens of thousands of dollars worth of contraband cannabis products on the perimeter of a British Columbia prison last week, as the Correctional Service of Canada says it has increased its deployment of anti-drone and detector dog services at federal institutions across the country.
N.S. PCs vow to build Canada's first menopause centre; Liberals promise 20 new collaborative clinics
Both the Nova Scotia Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are scheduled to make health-care announcements today on the campaign trail.
Ontario’s deficit for 2024-25 has shrunk by $3.3 billion since the Ford government released the provincial budget earlier this year, and the province says it expects that deficit to flip to a larger-than-expected surplus within the next two years.
A Saskatchewan father is awaiting autopsy results, to see if human remains belong to his missing son.