Prime minister says Louis Riel's legacy 'helps to unite' Canada at event marking Métis leader's execution
Carney believed to be first sitting prime minister to attend Winnipeg commemoration event: MMF minister
Prime Minister Mark Carney laid a wreath at the grave of Louis Riel to mark the 140th anniversary of the Red River Métis leader's execution at a ceremony in Winnipeg on Sunday morning.
It's believed to be the first time a sitting prime minister has attended the annual commemoration ceremony, said Manitoba Métis Federation Housing Minister Will Goodon.
MMF President David Chartrand, the head of the Red River Métis' national government, said it was "something of great significance" that Carney was there to mourn at the St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery alongside dignitaries from the MMF, federal, provincial and municipal governments.
"Louis Riel would be so honoured and touched that the prime minister would come and give honours and respect to one of the greatest leaders this country has ever had," Chartrand said.
Riel "said 'one day this country will recognize me for the good I've done.' That day is here by you coming here personally," Chartrand said from the podium, speaking directly to Carney.
Louis Riel has been considered a complicated and controversial figure in Canadian history. He led two Métis resistances in what is now present-day Manitoba and Saskatchewan, advocating for Métis rights and culture.
At 41 years old, he was hanged for treason on Nov. 16, 1885, in Regina.
Riel is now celebrated for setting the stage for Manitoba to enter Canada's Confederation. He was declared the province's founder in 1992 and was named the first honorary premier in 2023.
In his address at Riel's gravesite in St. Boniface on Sunday, Carney called the Métis leader a "foundational figure" in both the histories of Manitoba and Canada as a whole.
"A hundred and forty years after his execution divided a young nation, Louis Riel's legacy helps to unite a maturing Canada, a Canada that is determined to reconcile with and learn from our history," Carney said.
The prime minister said his government will work to "honour the legacy of Louis Riel" by working in partnership toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
'Here we are, seven generations later, the prime minister of Canada is here to pay respect and honour Louis Riel,' says Premier Wab Kinew. (Gala Dionne/Radio-Canada)
Premier Wab Kinew, who first introduced an act to recognize Riel as Manitoba's honorary first premier when he was Opposition leader, said he was proud to see Carney at the ceremony Sunday.
"The reason why it's so significant to welcome a sitting prime minister is because in Riel's day, the prime minister of Canada was calling for Riel's execution. Here we are, seven generations later, the prime minister of Canada is here to pay respect and honour Louis Riel," Kinew said.
"That shows us that Riel's work is not done, his legacy is alive in our time," he said.
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Streamed live on Nov 15, 2025Tonight on Source One’s Saturday Night Mashup: Hosts @RealNicoLagan & Jason Lavigne are joined by guests Jeff Evely, Truth Seeker 01011, Stockwell Day, David Parker & Lisa Robinson! Budget 2025: Can Canada Survive or is it too late? Join us live at 7pm Mt / 9pm Est.ONE OF MY COMMENTSToday Prime Minister Mark Carney was honouring the 140th anniversary of Louis Riel's execution. While Riel was seen as a traitor at the time of his death, on Sunday Carney spoke of his legacy and of reconciliation.It seems the Yankees may have been right long ago when they refused to pay taxes without proper representation. Perhaps Canada should follow suit. We all know what has been said about the evils of longstanding governments. What say you sirs? Am I speaking sedition or common sense?I have heard that Louis Riel once said that the French would take over Canada without firing a shot. Now many of the French wish to separate. Maybe true Canadians can reunite our country in the same fashion. There is no need of the cartridge box as long as we properly employ the soap box and ballot box. The tools of bloodless revolutions are the laws of the land. They are in the hands of people begging us for our vote every so often.Canada does not need to pay homage to a Queen who will not check the work of the people representing her and us. We need a new form of government. I agree with Louis Riel’s thinking when he proclaimed that the Metis were “loyal subjects of Her Majesty the Queen of England’. If we are rebels, we are rebels against the Company that sold us”Although he was labelled a rebel, Louis Riel was a Canadian patriot who did stop Western Canada from being absorbed by the USA. He was also elected to Parliament twice. He would abhor NAFTA as much as I.The words in Riel’s diary are well worth heeding.“O my God! Save me from the misfortune of getting involved with the United States. Let the United States protect us indirectly, spontaneously, through an act of Providence, but not through any commitment or agreement on our part.”Riel stated in his diary this as well: “God revealed to me that the government of the United States is going to become extraordinarily powerful.”
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