Seven Incumbent Cabinet Members declared elected by acclamation in Red River Métis National Election - elections being contested for 15 other positions

June 2, 2026

Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - David Gray, Chief Electoral Officer for the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, confirmed today that David Chartrand, the incumbent President of the MMF, and six other returning Cabinet members are declared elected by acclamation.

There were 22 positions open for election: the President of the Manitoba Métis Federation, one Vice-President of the Manitoba Métis Federation for each of the seven Regions, and two Regional Executive Officers for each of the seven Regions. Nominations closed on May 25, 2026, and Red River Métis Citizens had the right to challenge any nominee's constitutional qualifications until 5 p.m. on June 1, 2026.

Mr. Gray went on to say, "Citizens had seven days to challenge the constitutional qualifications for candidates from May 25, 2026. None of the persons running unopposed faced any challenge. One candidate was challenged, but the challenge was determined to be unfounded. One other candidate withdrew from the election. As a result, 27 candidates will vie for the remaining 15 positions in the Cabinet."

The following is the list of persons declared elected:

David Chartrand President MMF;

Denise Thomas, Southeast Regional Vice-President; Andrew Carrier, Winnipeg Regional Vice-President; Judy Mayer, The Pas Regional Vice-President;

Frances Chartrand, Northwest Regional Vice-President; Shawn Nault, Southeast Regional Executive Officer; and Marielle Gauthier, Southeast Regional Executive Officer.

The following are the candidates for the elections:

Vice-President, Thompson Region;Vice-President, Interlake Region; Vice-President, Southwest Region;

Regional Executive Officer, Thompson Region; Regional Executive Officer, The Pas Region Regional Executive Officer, Northwest Region; Regional Executive Officer, Southwest Region; Regional Executive Officer, Interlake Region; and Regional Executive Officer, Winnipeg Region.

VICE-PRESIDENT FOR THE INTERLAKE REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Alfred Anderson	Selkirk	City of Selkirk	Incumbent
John (Jack) Park	Selkirk	City of Selkirk	Regional Exec.
Carl Chartrand	St. Laurent	St. Laurent

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE INTERLAKE REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Mona Buors	Stonewall	Town of Stonewall	Incumbent
Keith Ginther	Selkirk	East Selkirk
Clint Webb	Hodgson	Fisher Branch

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE NORTHWEST REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Peter Fleming	Minitonas	Minitonas	Incumbent
Richard Genaille	Duck Bay	Duck Bay	Incumbent
Tammy Chief	Dauphin Amisk	City of Dauphin

VICE-PRESIDENT FOR THE SOUTHWEST REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
William Goodon	Cherry Creek	City of Brandon	Regional Exec.
Charlene Nault	Grand Valley	Minto

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE SOUTHWEST REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Barbara Fleury	Les Métis	Minnedosa
Wesley Hannah	Portage La Prairie	City of Portage La Prairie
Christopher Leforte	Turtle Mountain	Deloraine

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE PAS REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Darrell Ferland	Red Deer Lake	Red Deer Lake	Incumbent
Linda Camille Bertholet	The Pas	Kelsey
Albert Linfitt	Cranberry Portage	Cranberry Portage

VICE-PRESIDENT FOR THE THOMPSON REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Julyda Lagimodiere	Thompson	City of Thompson	Incumbent
Malanie Cutler	Thompson	City of Thompson
Nelson Pruder	Thompson	City of Thompson

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE THOMPSON REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Vincent Mark Parenteau	Thompson	City of Thompson	Incumbent
Mildred Dorion	Thompson	City of Thompson	Incumbent
Donna Sanoffsky	Wabowden	Wabowden

REGIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE WINNIPEG REGION:

Name	Local	Resides in:
Season Kirkwood	Lii Michif Otipemisiwak 2SLGBTQ+ & Allies	City of Winnipeg
JoAnne Remillard	Infinity	City of Winnipeg	Incumbent
David Beaudin	Heritage Proud	City of Winnipeg	Incumbent
Tayler LeClaire	Liberty	City of Winnipeg

There are more than 60,000 Red River Métis eligible as electors in this National Election.

Voting will start on June 13, 2026, and end on election day, June 23, 2026. On election day, 50 polling places will be open across the six Regions holding elections. There are polls across Manitoba, with advance polls on five days at 25 locations. There is at least one advance poll on two days in each of the six Regions where elections are held. There may be additional days set for advance polls within the next week.

According to the MMF Constitution, the MMF must hold an election for President and other MMF Vice-President and Regional Executive positions within four years and three months of the prior election.

There are seven Regions, each with a Vice-President and two Regional Executive Officers. The last election was held on June 14, 2022.

The Cabinet also includes the Spokeswoman for the Infinity Women Secretariat Inc. (IWS), currently Anita Campbell. The IWS held an election for the Spokeswoman position in a separate process earlier in September 2025.

The qualifications for office include being a Citizen at least 18 years old, a resident or willing to be a resident in the Region for which one is seeking office, and having held elective office at a local level. There are more than 100 active Locals within the MMF governance structure. Twenty Citizens eligible to vote in their election must nominate a candidate.

The locations of all Election Day polls and the dates and locations of all advance polls are being released later today.

MMF Elections has all the necessary materials, information, and forms on its website:

MMFElections.com.

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For more information:

DAVID N. GRAY
Chief Electoral Officer
200 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
R3C 1A8
CELL PHONE: 204-281-7257

Email: dgray@mmf.mb.ca

Or the Elections Office

AMBER STEVENS,
Elections Manager
OFFICE PHONE: 204-927-8345FAX: 1-204-318-8890

amber.stevens@mmf.mb.ca OR elections@mmf.mb.ca

 

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The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is the democratically elected National Government of the Red River Métis, also known as the Manitoba Métis. The Red River Métis are a distinct Indigenous Nation and People and Canada's Negotiating Partners in Confederation and the Founders of the Province of Manitoba.

 

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