The following remarks were given by Jason Madden from the Manitoba Metis Federation at the Bipole III Transmission Project Public Hearing.
“The final preferred route dissects what the Metis community calls its large animal bread basket, on the west side corridor of the province, without any regard to the significance of this area to the Metis and the challenges this area is already under. In particular, this west side corridor which is generally outlined on the map that we have asked to have distributed, is already under so much pressure that it’s subject to game hunting area closures for moose hunting, with the consent of the Manitoba Metis, on the basis of we’re in it to protect the resources for future generations as well.” – Jason Madden, Manitoba Metis Federation
Testimony of Jason Madden from the Manitoba Metis Federation. Bipole III Transmission Project Public Hearing. (October 1, 2012.) Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Page 35-36. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/biopole-III-mb-hydro/doc/Transcripts/Bipole_Oct._1.pdf
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