Municipal council to vote on a proposal to ask the provincial government for a change to its charter to allow for a new designated Mi’kmaq seat
The move is something that’s been in discussion for years after hearing from First Nations in the Halifax area that a Mi'kmaq representative should be added to council, Indigenous community liaison and councillor Waye Mason said Tuesday.
On Monday, Halifax Regional Municipality’s executive standing committee recommended that council vote on a proposal to ask the provincial government for a change to its charter to allow for a new designated seat. He expects council will approve making a formal request to the province, and he hopes the legislature could change the charter as early as next spring.
Mason said it’s too early to say if the new designated council seat could be created in time for the next municipal election in October 2024, but that would be “ideal.”
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