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Article: Congress chooses one man, one vote.
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- Wind Speaker
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- April 1, 1997
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Windspeaker Staff Writer
OTTAWA
"One-person, one-vote" will have a new meaning for members of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples come next year, if the technological hurdles can be cleared out of the way.
At the annual general assembly in Regina, the congress moved to put in place a system that will see members vote nationally without having to attend an assembly to do it.
"We're going to put the wheels in motion to see if it's viable in every province and territory," said newly elected congress president Harry Daniels from the national association's office in Ottawa. "We're going to see if it can be put in place as an effective ...