There are also plans for those organizations to have office and conference space inside the building, as well as areas for the public to tour
OTTAWA — A group of Metis citizens from Western Canada was left waiting in the cold as they sought approval from federal bureaucrats to enter an Ottawa building meant to be a space for Indigenous Peoples.
The building has been vacant for two decades, but in 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it would be dedicated to Indigenous Peoples in Canada. “It took time and the weather was not that nice outside … some people left and said they’ll come another day,” Chartrand said. Leaders of the AFN, the ITK and the Metis National Council met last week in Ottawa to discuss the status of 100 Wellington St., and Chartrand says some of the discussions included expressions of frustration at a lack of Indigenous control over the building.
The future of the building and how to move forward with the project was flagged in a short list of “pressure issues” facing Trudeau after he was re-elected to office, according to documents contained his prime ministerial briefing binder.The renovated building was on its way to being open last summer, but that plan stalled over calls from the Algonquin Nation to be included as a full and equal partner in the project.
Bennett's office says federal officials are working together on a 'short-term use' plan for the building The ITK declined comment on this story and the AFN was unable to provide a statement within the requested deadline.
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