The Council

Question : Did the wording of this card change?

Answer : The first printing of the Council said "The {j}, {h} and {r} triggers of Characters facing me don't activate." Future printings will say "The {j}, {h} and {r} abilities of Characters facing me can't activate."

Question : How does a card that say "activate the abiliy of a Character" such as Ganesha (Muna) interacts with the Council?

Answer : Ganesha has no effect if he's played opposite the Council. If he's played in a different Expedition, it still cannot trigger a Character facing the council : when an effect says you can do something and another effect says you cannot, the one who says "you can't" applies.

Question : How does the Foundry, Axiom Bastion interacts with the Council?

Answer : When an effect says you can do something and another effect says you cannot, the one who says "you can't" applies. So if a Character is played in front of the Council, none of its effects activate, with or without the Foundry.