TOWN HALL LEADERSHIP MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO - Metis Nation of Ontario

MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO
LEADERSHIP
TOWN HALL
February 4, 2021

MNO
COVID-19
SUPPORT
Email:
covidhelp@metisnation.org
Toll Free:
1-800-263-4889

PHASE 2 COVID FUNDING
Families who accessed the MNO Emergency Income Relief Benefit
of $750 in 2020 are eligible to receive an additional $2,000 without
needing to provide any additional documentation

Child-related supports now extend to include children 13 – 18 yrs:
 • Emergency Family Fund
 • Technology Fund
 • Food Security for Children

MNO Food Security & Household Necessity Fund for Adults and Seniors
 • S
    upport available to all MNO citizen’s 18+ to help with additional
   household costs during the pandemic

Moving ahead
with establishing
portfolios

Key areas include: Métis CYFS;
Citizenship; Economic Prosperity
and Development; Environment
and Climate Change; Early
Learning Education Culture
and Heritage; Employment and
Training; Finance; among others

National matters
update

• r ecent Canada-Métis Nation
  Accord Permanent Bilateral
  Mechanism Senior Officials
  Meeting;

•c
  ontinuing call for meetings
 with the Métis National Council
 (MNC) and Board of Governor;

•O
  pen Letter to Métis Nation
 Leaders and Citizens

Community
Wellbeing Fund

In 2020, Nuclear Waste
Management Organization
contributed $250k to the MNO;
CWF managed and distributed
by Intergovernmental and
Community Relations

Proposed two-day
Virtual 2021 AGA
Sept 18-19, 2021

Incorporating more information
updates, cultural events and
workshops

AGA 2022 in-person in Toronto
(August 2022) if it is safe to do so

Secretary-Treasurer's
Report
•	Approve the reformatted and
   revised draft Financial Policies and
   Procedures Manual

•	Approve the Cash Management
   Strategy as presented in the Briefing
   Note dated January 11, 2021
   prepared by the Director of Finance;

•	Approve the (revised) Section 012
   Honorarium Policy as presented on
   January 31, 2021 which provides
   for an increase in the eligible
   honorarium amount from $150 to
   $200.

Finance Report
•P
  ositions for Chief Financial Officer and
 Controller have been posted

•H
  ired two Accounts Payable Officers
 (and temporary staff) to assist with
 Covid programs

•C
  reation of Housing and Self-
 Government branches

• As recommended by the FAC, PCMNO
   passed a resolution to approve the
   MNO Secretariat engaging Baker
   Tilly to provide bookkeeping and
   accounting services compatible
   with MNO financial processes and
   procedures to MNO Community
   Councils at a cost of $2,600 per
   Community Council per year, subject to
   available funding

Branch Updates

•H
  ealing & Wellness

•M
  NO Mental Health &
 Addictions

•L
  ands, Resources and
 Consultations (LRC)

•C
  ommunity Relations

•M
  NO Registry

MNO Cultural
Commission (MNOCC)
Reform
In the process of revitalizing MNOCC,
a registered charity, which functions
primarily as a fundraising tool to
support Métis arts and culture

PCMNO passed two resolutions
appointing MNOCC board of directors
to serve 3-year term: Margaret Froh;
Sharon Cadeau; Natalie Durocher; France
Picotte; Tim Pile; Jo Anne Young; Mitch
Case; David Dusome; and Peter Rivers

MNO Community
Council Elections and
AGMs
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, new
tools and resources are needed
to aid MNO Community Councils
in fulfilling their mandates,
including AGMS and elections

Expressions of Interest (EOI)
for appointing a Chief Electoral
Officer

MNO Prosperity Trust
Fund Update
Investment consultants from
T.E. Wealth provided a year-end
performance update on the MNO
Prosperity Trust

A resolution was passed to retain
the services of Mawer Investment
Management Ltd. to invest funds
held in the Trust; and execute the
Statement of Investment Policies
and Guideline

MNO Covid-19
Vaccination Roll Out
·O
  ntario’s plans for mobilizing
 COVID-19 vaccinations across the
 province are rapidly changing

·M
  NO is working with Ontario to
 plan for vaccination roll-out for
 MNO Citizens as part of Ontario’s
 Phase One vaccine distribution

A resolution was passed that:

•d
  irects staff to work with Ontario to
 establish COVID-19 vaccine clinics
 for MNO Citizens as expeditiously
 as possible
•e
  stablished preference for the
 vaccine to be administered by
 Public Health Units, Pharmacies or
 other approved distribution sites
 across Ontario on a first-come first-
 served basis;
•a
  dvance registration for most
 vulnerable MNO Citizens, i.e.
 seniors 65+, individuals at high risk
 of COVID-19 infection and who are
 immunocompromised

COVID-19 Survey for
MNO Citizens
Conducted in partnership with
ICES, will help guide MNO's
programs and services in this
unprecedented time

Complete survey, and enter to win
1 of 50 $100 prepaid Visa cards

Every respondent receives a $5
Tim Hortons Coffee Card as thanks

Self-Government
      Update
      • I nterim Fiscal Financing
        Agreement (IFFA) - Additional
        PCMNO sessions have been
        scheduled to review
      •F
        ederal Recognition Legislation
      •F
        irst meeting of MNO
       Negotiations Committee
      •U
        NDRIP Legislation

Self.Government@metisnation.org

MNO Code of
Conduct Update
•E
  ngaging with citizens on the
 Code

•E
  stablishing a complaints-based
 process

•B
  uilding a dispute resolution
 process and training

•C
  reation of an Office of Ethics &
 Integrity

Registry Report
Final report nearing completion

The report proves beyond a shadow
of a doubt the integrity and strength
of the MNO Registry

PCMNO will meet again to discuss
the report once it is finalized, along
with supporting communication
materials

MNO leadership town hall planned
to discuss the final report prior to its
public release

Other Business
 ppointment of Mike Harris to the Order of Ontario.
A
It was resolved that PCMNO direct President Froh to:

• Write to Lt Governor and express the MNO’s
   extreme disappointment and call for an apology

•O
  ffer “Métis 101 and Cultural Awareness” training
 to the Lt Governor’s office staff and the Advisory
 Council associated with the Order of Ontario

•E
  ncourage Lt Governor’s office to appoint people to
 the Order who have made significant contributions
 to the Métis Nation of Ontario, other Indigenous
 communities in Ontario and to reconciliation

MNO’s Métis Child,
Youth and Family
Services Project
•C
  ommunity Engagement
 Sessions in 2021

• I mproving the current system

•B
  uilding a system that is
 conducive to Métis specific child,
 youth and family needs

A PLACE IN THE CIRCLE:
1st Annual MNO Two-Spirit (LGBTQ+)
Leadership Symposium
Saturday, February 20, 2021
The day will be packed with special guest speakers from
all over the rainbow! There will be an optional Beaded wall
pocket workshop in the evening. Space for this workshop is
limited to the first 25 people who apply

CONTACT
justinm@metisnation.org

MNO’S MENTAL HEALTH
& ADDICTIONS PROGRAM
WHAT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED: Citizens can access a wide range of free mental
health and addictions services and supports for Métis youth and adults.

Delivered in person where possible, or over videoconference or telephone, we
connect people to seamless and timely access to assessments, treatment and follow
up provided by professionals, some of which are Métis and bilingual:

•  HA case managers (Navigators)
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•  sychologists
  P
•  ocial workers
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•  sychiatrists
  P
•  sychotherapists
  P
•  ddictions counsellors, including gaming, technology dependency and gambling
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  supports
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   ccupational and speech therapies
• T
   utoring
• A
   ccess to justice and financial counselling

24hr MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS

CRISIS LINE
1-877-767-7572

For confidential Mental Health and
Addictions, financial and/or legal inquiries:

Children / Youth (0-17yrs) :
613-217-3143

Adults (18 yrs and up) :
705-929-4753
or MHA@metisnation.org