David Chartrand, vice-president of the Métis National Council, wanted to give a delegation a peek inside 100 Wellington St. last weekend but faced delays accessing the building.

Polson was protesting the fact the Algonquin Nation was not an equal partner in the redevelopment of the building in the former U.S. Embassy, which is meant to become a centre known as the Indigenous Peoples Space.

The $13-million clean up project on the 5.6-hectare island will take about seven years, the NCC said.