Band members have applied for a judicial review after First Nation blocked appointed committee from overseeing election appeals, a direct violation of election codeA pair of Thessalon First Nation band members have taken their fight with leadership over its refusal to follow its own election appeal process to Federal Court in hopes of finally having their appeals heard. As previously reported by SooToday, Thessalon First Nation faced criticism last month after members of the appointed election appeal committee were blocked from overseeing the appeal process — a direct violation of the First Nation’s own custom election code. MacDonald’s election appeal concerning voters being permitted to vote without showing proper identification was also denied by the band’s communications director last month. Neither Bobiwash nor Thessalon First Nation Chief Joseph Wabigwan responded to messages requesting interviews left by SooToday last week. It remains unclear how many election appeals were handled — and subsequently denied — by Thessalon First Nation after the new chief and council were elected this past November.

Source: Daily Nation January 23, 2024 19:53 UTC