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The Superior Court of Quebec has dismissed Magic Palace’s application for an interlocutory injunction to reinstate its royalty agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK), frustrating the shuttered gaming facility’s hopes for a local hearing to challenge its closure.

The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) “caretaker council” continues work under a limited mandate outlined by Federal Court last year.

Former Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon has withdrawn his legal challenge against Oka’s November 2025 mayoral election.
In a December 16 email to the Superior Court of Quebec, Quevillon wrote the decision comes after the defendants in the case expressed they would file a motion to dismiss and allege abuse of process against him.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.

A confidential settlement has been reached between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the former head of Mohawk Online, whose allegations of wrongful dismissal and defamation jolted the 2024 MCK elections.

Following last week’s Federal Court decision, which granted injunctive relief by designating the outgoing Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) chiefs as a caretaker council with a limited administrative mandate, the “quorum of five” returned to the office without incident on Monday.

While Kahnawake’s legal counsel believes the worst outcome was averted for First Nations across the country, the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling against the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake has nevertheless left that community, already strapped for cash, forced to consider its options for a debt of $2 million and counting.

Since a damning report exposed evidence of ongoing practices of obstetric violence and imposed sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec back in 2022, more research has brought to light further, wide-reaching the implications, with a new report this week revealing the financial burden faced by victims who wish to restore their fertility.

The Federal Court will soon issue a judgment on an injunctive relief motion after a hearing was held Tuesday to consider the status of the incumbent Council following the surprise cancellation of the August 1 election, which plunged the community into an ongoing governance crisis.

On September 30, Montrealers gathered at the Sir George-Etienne Cartier Monument in Montreal for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.