(March 8, 2026) By an overwhelming vote of the community presidents on March 1st, the Board of Directors of Métis Nation British Columbia was advised to remove President Walter Mineault, but as of today, a week later, he is still in the position. What is going on?
The vote was 28 to 7 and it took place last weekend at an in-camera meeting of the Métis Nation Governing Assembly (MNGA) after they spent more than 9 hours behind closed doors over two days dealing with a confidential report into complaints about Mineault. An independent investigator had prepared the report after Mineault was suspended as President by the Executive Committee of the Board back on August 18th last year after “…the Executive Committee received complaints about behaviour inconsistent with our policies and the public also brought information forward to the Executive for consideration.” He was reinstated by a majority vote of the full Board of Directors in mid-December.
The vote a week ago by the community presidents at the MNGA advising the MNBC Board to remove him was not even close. With 28 of them voting in favour of the motion and only 7 voting against it, the message to the Board was loud and clear.
Under the MNBC Constitution, only the Board of Directors can vote to remove a member of the Board – in this case – the President, but here we are a week later and Mineault is still in his position.
The former President of MNBC Clara Morin DalCol asks, “So why hasn’t the Board already sent him packing? What are they waiting for?”
She says, “Think about – 36 community presidents spent more than 9 hours behind closed doors going over a confidential report prepared by an independent investigator, and after those 9 hours, 28 of them voted to advise the Board that he had to be removed, 7 voted against the motion, and 1 community president abstained for whatever reason. And the 28 voted in favour of the motion even with Mineault being in the room.”
Ms. Morin DalCol says, “If this Board has trouble making the decision to get rid of him, then why don’t they just share the report with the entire MNBC citizenship, and let the citizens decide.”
She says, “The Board of the day in 2021 had no problem posting a confidential report on me on the MNBC website that was based on trumped up politically motivated allegations when the Board removed me as President, so why is Mineault being treated differently.”
The former President of MNBC says to the current MNBC Board of Directors “call a Board meeting and do what 28 community presidents advised you to do – remove him.” And by doing so, his big salary ends, his trips to Ottawa and other places end, MNBC gets back the fancy SUV they bought him last year, he turns in his office keys, his MNBC credit card, MNBC laptop and MNBC cell phone and he is done.”
Ms. Morin DalCol as President of Red River Métis British Columbia says MNBC has become an embarrassment and she invites true Métis in this province to join a real grassroots organization with a first-rate reputation that is focused on improving the lives of our true Métis people in British Columbia. She says we work on the issues that matter most to our members through strong and effective advocacy work with the federal and provincial governments.
Red River Métis British Columbia has an elected Board of Directors all of whom reside right here in British Columbia. You can apply to join Red River Métis British Columbia even if you have a membership with another Métis organization.
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