Winnipeg Free Press David Chartrand among delegates making papal visit to discuss residential schools By: Dylan Robertson | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2021 Save to Read Later OTTAWA — The head of the Manitoba Metis Federation is headed to Rome this December to ask the Pope to come to Canada to apologize for residential and day schools — and start a renewed relationship between the Catholic Church and Métis communities. OTTAWA — The head of the Manitoba Metis Federation is headed to Rome this December to ask the Pope to come to Canada to apologize for residential and day schools — and start a renewed relationship between the Catholic Church and Métis communities.