Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has recently been under fire for comments he previously said about hunting at night.
Pallister made the comments last Monday in Virden claiming the tension between Indigenous and non-indigenous hunters over hunting at night is becoming a race war.
In reference to the Premier's comments, President of the Manitoba Metis Federation David Chartrand hopes it was just a mistake.
"In regards to his comments about a race war, I think, I hope it was just a slip of the tongue that he just miss-spoke... we all make mistakes, and I'm sure he will try and correct it."
Reeves from a handful of communities met with Sustainable Development Minister Cathy Cox pushing for a ban, with municipal leaders from Western Manitoba optimistic about the new night hunting restrictions.
Chartrand also feels this could be a slippery-slope for the provincial government because it's proposing stripping certain rights that are protected under the Constitution.
Minister Cox refused to say whether an all-out ban is being considered, and added that a meeting involving indigenous and municipal leaders is being planned for the near future.
