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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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Alberta's largest Metis organization is in turmoil, following what some call an attempted coup.

On Oct. 1 the board of the Metis Nation of Alberta suspended recently-elected president Gerald Thom and vice-president Lyle Donald following widespread allegations of electoral irregularities.

Eight of the 13 board members, James Penton, Cliff Gladue, Peter Campion, Elmer Gullion, George Quintal, Louis Bellerose, Francis Dumais and Lisa Nooskey, were then suspended Oct. 2 by the Metis Senate.

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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples could cost up to $50 million, making it the most expensive commission in Canadian history.

Since it first began hearings in April 1992, the commission has spent more than $13 million, government documents revealed.

A spokesman for the royal commission said the federally sponsored research project examining the conditions of Native life in Canada could hit the $40 million mark, give or take a million, by the time it wraps up in early 1995.

Another $8 million will go towards funding witnesses, said Don Kelly.

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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples could cost up to $50 million, making it the most expensive commission in Canadian history.

Since it first began hearings in April 1992, the commission has spent more than $13 million, government documents revealed.

A spokesman for the royal commission said the federally sponsored research project examining the conditions of Native life in Canada could hit the $40 million mark, give or take a million, by the time it wraps up in early 1995.

Another $8 million will go towards funding witnesses, said Don Kelly.

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The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples could cost up to $50 million, making it the most expensive commission in Canadian history.

Since it first began hearings in April 1992, the commission has spent more than $13 million, government documents revealed.

A spokesman for the royal commission said the federally sponsored research project examining the conditions of Native life in Canada could hit the $40 million mark, give or take a million, by the time it wraps up in early 1995.

Another $8 million will go towards funding witnesses, said Don Kelly.