Glen McCallum was first elected in 2017. (Facebook)

By Nigel Maxwell

Elections

McCallum re-elected MN-S President

May 25, 2025 | 2:36 AM

Editor’s note: story was updated Monday at 9a.m. to include comments from the electoral officer.

It appears since first being elected President of Metis Nation-Saskatchewan in 2017, Glen McCallum continues to have the support of the people.

While results of Saturday’s election are still considered unofficial, McCallum emerged with the most votes.

There were over 500 votes separating himself and runner-up Lisa McCallum, and over 1,000 more votes than third place candidate Kevin Henry.

Here are the results:

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• Vice President – Michelle Leclair (subject to a potential recount)
• Secretary – Marlene Hansen
• Treasurer – Jeremy Denomie (subject to a potential recount)
• Eastern Region 1 – Ryan Carriere
• Eastern Region 2 – Brent Digness
• Eastern Region 2A – Darcy Lepowick
• Eastern Region 3 – Marg Friesen
• Northern Region 1 – Laura Burnouf (acclaimed)
• Northern Region 2 – Leonard Montgrand
• Northern Region 3 – Brennan Merasty
• Western Region 1 – Loretta King
• Western Region 1A – Billy Kennedy
• Western Region 2 – Sherry McLennan
• Western Region 2A – Beverly Fullerton
• Western Region 3 – Wendy Gervais

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. MN–S Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gwen LaFond was pleased MN–S citizens came out 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.”

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.”

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.

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