The 2025 Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) Election has resulted in some new faces joining the MN-S leadership, forming the Provincial Metis Council.
Following a month of campaigning, President Glen McCallum has been re-elected. Vice President Michelle LeClair and Treasurer Jeremy Denomie have been elected and are subject to a potential recount. Marlene Hanson has been elected to the Secretary Position for the first time.
MN–S Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gwen LaFond said, “We are pleased that the MN–S citizens came out and exercised their right to vote. This year we had more registered citizens than ever before and we are pleased to have had more citizens come out to vote than in the previous election. I am extremely proud of our team and thank the citizens for their response.”
There were 18 individuals who put their name forward for the executive positions and 31 for regional director. The results of Saturday’s night election showed three offices to be very close and verification of the results are underway. 9 Regional Directors are unofficially returning to leadership.
The unofficial Regional Director results are as follows:
NR1 Laura Burnouf (Acclaimed)
NR2 Leonard Montgrand (re-elected)
NR3 Brennan Merasty
WR1 Loretta King (re-elected)
WR1A Billy Kennedy (re-elected)
WR2 Sherry Mclennan (re-elected)
WR2A Beverly Fullerton
WR3 Wendy Gervais (re-elected)
ER1 Ryan Carrier (re-elected)
ER2 Brent Digness (pending Recount)
ER2A Darcy Lepowick
ER3 Marg Friesen (re-elected)
Official election results will be available on the mnselection.ca site as they are confirmed.
Looking to improve the election process for citizens, LaFond has made numerous recommendations over the years.
“After the 2021 MN–S Election, we looked at potential improvements. This year, we had more polling stations in smaller centres to serve voters outside urban centres. We also teamed up with the MN–S Registry and had registry staff onsite to update citizenship cards and confirm citizenship. They were well utilized and allowed citizens to mark a ballot right then and there.”
The MN–S Citizenship Registry has grown to more than 34,000 signalling a new era for the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan government and increased interest in the leadership processes.
The MN–S government returns to work following a transition period for the newly elected. MN–S government officials will formally be sworn in at Batoche on Tuesday, June 24, with the Métis Nation Legislative Assembly set for the first weekend in September.