First Nations leader Ghislain Picard won’t seek another mandate as regional chief – CBC

Jan 09, 2025

Picard championed Indigenous issues for decades as head of the AFNQL

Ghislain Picard, who headed the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) for more than 30 years, will not seek another mandate.

Picard announced his decision in a letter, dated Dec. 19, sent to the 43 chiefs who comprise the organization.

“This is where the curtain comes down after nearly 35 years of a rewarding political life,” he wrote in the letter, obtained by Radio-Canada’s Espaces autochtones.

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