The plaintiffs, including Grand Chief Wabiska Mukwa and the Manary family, launched a wide-ranging action against various defendants, including provincial and federal governments, their agents, and Farm Credit Canada (FCC), raising land claims, Indigenous rights, and challenging mortgages.
The defendants brought multiple motions: two Rule 2.1 requests to dismiss the claims as frivolous/vexatious, a Rule 21 motion to strike claims against counsel for disclosing no reasonable cause of action, and FCC's motion for summary judgment on its counterclaim for mortgage enforcement.
The plaintiffs also brought a recusal motion against the presiding judge.
The court dismissed the plaintiffs' recusal motion, found the plaintiffs' claims to be "Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Arguments" (OPCA) and non-justiciable, dismissed all plaintiffs' claims against all defendants under Rule 2.1 and Rule 21, and granted FCC's summary judgment motion for payment on the mortgages and possession of the properties.
Costs were awarded against the plaintiffs.
