Voting and deliberation has concluded, and IIHF HO has decided that, in spite of Quebec's exclusion from the shortlisted nations, that the interest and excitement shown in a Quebec team, as well as the likely long-term stability of a Quebec team certainly make a Quebec team credible.

As a result, IIHF HO has voted to hire @Revontulete as Federation Head of Quebec.

Independent Russia is to be demoted, and Quebec will be promoted in a process to be ironed out, yet likely resembling the format described in this post, as we look involve HO, Canada, and Quebec in a dialogue on the subject.