A CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE IN THE MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO (MNO) By Tony Belcourt January 9, 2019 Métis people in Ontario feel like there is a cloud over their head. People are uncertain and have no trust in the MNO. Many have lost their harvester’s cards and others fear they are going to lose their citizenship card altogether, or at the very least, their voting rights. Many think the MNO will be reduced to representing only those Métis “from the west” and that everyone else will be left behind. Many are saying they are being ignored by the PCMNO. People are calling for a special assembly and talking about impeachment of the MNO Executive. Some are calling for a referendum to pull out of the Métis National Council (MNC). How did this happen? There are a number of key factors: · the Registry and Self-Government Readiness Process [1] (RSRP) approved by the PCMNO in October 2017 [2] ; ·...