由加拿大最高法院决定2001-2003年奥卡矿山200万美元债务是否可强制执行。 Canada’s Supreme Court to decide if a $2M debt from a 2001–2003 legal fight over a mine in Oka is enforceable.

加拿大最高法院正在审查KanesacakeMohawk委员会与魁北克律师Louis-Victor Sylvestre之间价值200万美元的债务争端,这一争端源于他在2001年至2003年为反对Oka的硝化铀矿而进行的法律工作。 Canada’s Supreme Court is reviewing a $2-million debt dispute between the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake and Quebec lawyer Louis-Victor Sylvestre, stemming from legal work he performed in 2001–2003 to oppose a niobium mine in Oka. 该理事会自2000年代初以来面临财政和治理不稳定,从未支付Sylvestre的536 000美元费用加上162 000美元的专家费用。 The council, facing financial and governance instability since the early 2000s, never paid Sylvestre’s $536,000 fee plus $162,000 in expert costs. 在2004年缺席判决之后,Sylvestre继续查封资产 -- -- 车辆、火器、办公室设备 -- -- 并试图获取银行账户和退税,每一次都重新开始魁北克的10年诉讼时效。 After a 2004 default judgment, Sylvestre pursued asset seizures—vehicles, firearms, office equipment—and attempts to access bank accounts and tax refunds, each restarting Quebec’s 10-year statute of limitations. 理事会辩称,它缺乏财政能力,而且没有适当通知2016年财产被扣押的情况。 The council argues it lacked financial capacity and was not properly notified of a 2016 property seizure. 加上利息,债务已增至约200万美元,乐队的预算主要限于政府资助的方案。 With interest, the debt has grown to about $2 million, and the band’s budget is largely restricted to government-funded programs. 预计今年秋天法院的裁决可以确定债务是否仍然可以执行还是可以撤销,从而结束20年的法律斗争。 The court’s decision, expected this fall, could determine whether the debt remains enforceable or is dismissed, ending a two-decade legal battle.