The Liberal Party of Canada should reconsider how it approves candidates to ensure efforts are made to verify someone’s claims to Indigenous heritage, according to the president of a local Métis organization.

The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Métis membership after a local group questioned her claims of

Cloverdale-Langley City Liberal candidate Madison Fleischer removed references to Indigenous roots in online profiles after being challenged by Métis leaders

A federal Liberal candidate in B.C. who publicly identified as Indigenous for years says she now plans to apply for Métis citizenship after a

The Liberal candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in B.C. is facing questions from a local Métis community organization about her claims to Indigenous heritage.Madison Fleischer, running in the riding of Cloverdale-Langley City,

The Liberal candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in B.C. is facing criticism over contested claims she is Métis.

OTTAWA — A B.C. Métis society is calling on federal Liberal candidate Madison Fleischer to step down after it raised questions about the Indigenous heritage she publicly claimed for years. In an interview,