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January 9, 2026Quevillon drops election contestation
Former Oka mayor Pascal Quevillon has withdrawn his legal challenge against Oka’s November 2025 mayoral election.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. -
August 1, 2025Three candidates may be ineligible
With voting underway, Derek Denis, Francis Phillips, and Todd Simon are on the ballot conditionally, The Eastern Door has learned, because of evidence of possible criminal records.
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July 11, 2025All names make it to final list
All of the Kanehsata’kehró:non on the provisional list of candidates appear on the final list that was published Monday, including Amanda Simon, who announced last week she had been told she had a disqualifying Council debt.
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July 4, 2025Candidate disqualified
One of the most high-profile challengers for Council office in Kanesatake, Amanda Simon, has vowed to fight after she revealed on Wednesday night that she had been disqualified as a candidate due to money owed to the Mohawk Council.
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July 4, 2025Meet (some of) the Council candidates
The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season has officially arrived, with a final list of candidates coming today or Monday.
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May 30, 2025Electoral officer defends online voting
The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) election season is officially underway, with important dates now outlined, but the plan to introduce online voting has already garnered controversy.
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December 14, 2023Quebec appeals White decision
Last month, Derek White and Hunter Montour made history, being granted a permanent stay of criminal proceedings in one of the most high-profile tobacco trade cases to date, after a Quebec Superior Court judge gave recognition to historic treaty rights including the Covenant Chain.
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March 9, 2023Kanesatake by-election quashed
The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) by-election has been nullified after the appeal board issued a bombshell ruling that has plunged Council into deeper chaos and unseated Serge Otsi Simon just weeks after a decisive victory.
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February 2, 2023Simon wins seat on Council
The by-election that has rankled the community for months may have finally come to an end, with former grand chief Serge Otsi Simon elected as the newest Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK)
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September 26, 2022Kanesatake grand chief suspends by-election
File photo Grand chief Victor Bonspille personally instructed PlanIT to delay the upcoming Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) by-election until further notice, according to the chief electoral officer.

