The president of the M茅tis National Council says leaders are urging the Liberal government to introduce and pass self-government legislation this spring.

Cassidy Caron made the comment at the start of a meeting in Ottawa between ministers and M茅tis leaders, co-chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday (June 1).

The council is comprised of M茅tis leaders from Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Ontario.

Caron says the nations have been working to sign self-government agreements and 鈥渆agerly look forward to the introduction and passage of M茅tis self-government implementation legislation in Parliament this session.鈥�

The Liberals have about a month to go before the House of Commons is set to rise for summer, and the government already has nine priority bills it wants passed.

Advancing M茅tis self-governance was among the Indigenous-related promises Trudeau made in the 2021 federal election campaign.

The Canadian Press

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