Mandy Gull-Masty resigns as grand chief, announces run for Liberals in northern Quebec

Rachel Watts · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 6:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Mandy Gull-Masty has been named the Liberal campaigner for the Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou riding successful the adjacent national election.

Speaking astatine a regular gathering of the Cree Nation Government connected Thursday, Gull-Masty cried arsenic she announced she had accepted the nomination.

"It's precise hard connected maine due to the fact that I emotion my federation truthful much," she said. "I did this occupation with each of my heart. "

In 2021, she was elected arsenic the first pistillate Grand Chief of the Cree Nation Government successful Quebec on her platform, which centred connected governance, connection and civilization arsenic good arsenic the economy.

First elected to nationalist bureau successful 2014, she served arsenic lawman main of her location community, the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, wherever she held the finance, administration, lodging and mining dialog portfolios, according to the Grand Council of the Crees.

The Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou riding spans from the province's northwestern borderline each the mode up to Nunavik. The spot is presently held by Bloc Québécois MNA Sylvie Bérubé.

In a quality merchandise connected Thursday, the Cree Nation Government confirmed Gull-Masty's resignation from the relation of expansive chief and thanked her for her work to Eeyou Istchee.

"Sending a beardown and principled dependable to correspond america successful Parliament to advocator for the advancement of priorities of the Abitibiens, Jamésiens, Nunavimmiut and Eeyouch is an accidental afloat supported by the Cree Nation," work the statement.

Effective March 31, Deputy Grand Chief Norman A. Wapachee volition presume the relation and work of Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees and Cree Nation Government.