Metis Vets Get A Website
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, and the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced a partnership with the Metis National Council to launch a web site that will allow the Canadian public to gain deeper awareness of the role played by Metis veterans during the First and Second World Wars.
"I am delighted that Metis veterans will finally have a venue through which they can tell their stories of heroism and sacrifice," said Minister Strahl. "This is an important step forward, not just for the veterans and their families, but for all Canadians. These are stories that we all need to hear."
"This project will pay tribute to the dedication and bravery of Metis Veterans who have served our country during wartimes," said Minister Thompson. "Their courage, sacrifices and accomplishments are a source of pride to their families, communities and all Canadians."The web site will provide a virtual library through which Metis veterans will be able to share their photographs, stories, remembrances and the lessons they learned through their war experiences. It will also give Metis veterans information on program and services supports.The Government of Canada is providing approximately $39,000 that will be used to create a content management system that will enable the Metis National Council (MNC) to store and disseminate data and research in real time, and to transmit knowledge to others using electronic data, graphic models, audio and video streaming mediums.
The system will provide the MNC with a compelling and user-friendly tool to advance the interests of Metis Veterans.
This release is also available on the Internet at www.inac.gc.ca
After all these years the Tories pony up with a new flashy website.
Well at least the toothless MNC has 39,000 to work with.
"I am delighted that Metis veterans will finally have a venue through which they can tell their stories of heroism and sacrifice," said Minister Strahl. "This is an important step forward, not just for the veterans and their families, but for all Canadians. These are stories that we all need to hear."
"This project will pay tribute to the dedication and bravery of Metis Veterans who have served our country during wartimes," said Minister Thompson. "Their courage, sacrifices and accomplishments are a source of pride to their families, communities and all Canadians."The web site will provide a virtual library through which Metis veterans will be able to share their photographs, stories, remembrances and the lessons they learned through their war experiences. It will also give Metis veterans information on program and services supports.The Government of Canada is providing approximately $39,000 that will be used to create a content management system that will enable the Metis National Council (MNC) to store and disseminate data and research in real time, and to transmit knowledge to others using electronic data, graphic models, audio and video streaming mediums.
The system will provide the MNC with a compelling and user-friendly tool to advance the interests of Metis Veterans.
This release is also available on the Internet at www.inac.gc.ca
After all these years the Tories pony up with a new flashy website.
Well at least the toothless MNC has 39,000 to work with.
posted by Derryl at
6:51 AM
3 Comments:
Yep - our Metis veterans go through hell, don't get the recognition or compensation the other veterans got, and this is big news for the MNC - to tell their "stories". A lot of good that does them. Another site to get lost in all the others. I bet if you add up all the money that has been given for this media project and that media project, and all the "calling home" ceremonies thats been performed they could have given every Metis Veteran the same compensation thats been given to the First Nations veterans.
This is just more greedy bastards taking advantage of the Metis Veterans names and fight for compensation to line their pockets. My father (one of the better known Metis veterans) when told of this "web site" said they (MNC) can take this web site and shove it up their ass. I bet you will find the same sentiment among many of the last remaining veterans.
My father stated that these stories makes them look like they should be pitied not compensated. These men are proud of what they accomplished during the wars. They don't want pity - they want to given what every other veteran received, not this bullshit the MNC is trying to pass off as some big accomplishment.
more dollars for mnc to "save us" with... b.s. they's only saving demselves... demselves and all da udders...
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i am a metis vet with 27 years sevice ;medically released and trying to live on 1400 a month with a mortgage and truck payment it does not leave a lot to survive on.I have applied for govt jobs when they come up with no response and sisip says im not entilted to anything but going to school any advice on survival at this stage of life
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