The 1984 Quebec National Assembly Shooting

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🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Episode 275: On May 8, 1984, a man with a beard, dressed in Canadian Forces camouflage attire and wearing a beret, entered the studios of CJRP, a radio station in Quebec City. Employees at the station noticed the man had a knife secured to his leg. The man approached the assistant to radio host André Arthur’s assistant, presented her with an envelope while introducing himself as “Mr. D.” and promptly left. The man was later identified as Denis Lortie, a 25-year-old disgruntled Canadian Forces corporal who then entered the Citadelle de Quebec to commit a mass shooting of members of the National Assembly of Quebec. He opened fire, killing three unelected legislature employees, Georges Boyer, 61, Camille Lepage, 54, and Roger Lefrançois, 57. He injured thirteen others before being apprehended, thanks to the heroism of René Marc Jalbert, a retired Canadian Forces officer and the sergeant-at-arms of the National Assembly of Quebec. Lortie’s actions shocked the nation and prompted discussions on security measures and political extremism. Jalbert’s earned him the Cross of Valour, Canada’s highest civilian bravery award. Sources: Home - La Citadelle de Québec – Musée Royal 22e Régiment This is the story of how one lock and key, unlocked terror. | Diefenbunker.ca Dramatic video: 30th Anniversary of National Assembly shootings | CBC.ca “Mr. D.” - TIME The Père-version of the Political in the Case of Denis Lortie Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article Il y a 20 ans, la fusillade de l’Assemblée nationale | Radio-Canada.ca Le Soleil > Itinéraire d’un tueur 1990 CanLII 3485 (QC CA) | R. c. Lortie | CanLII 1986 CanLII 7293 (QC CA) | Lortie v. R. | CanLII Lortie, Re, 1985 CanLII 3637 (QC CA) | Lortie Re. | CanLii Rampage: Canadian Mass Murder and Spree Killing by Dr. Lee Mellor | Scribd Mr. René Marc Jalbert | The Governor General of Canada Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article Lortie Released | The Canadian Encyclopedia Plaque to honour victims of 1984 National Assembly shooting unveiled | Montreal Gazette J’étais la femme du tueur: le récit de Lise Levesque, épouse du caporal Denis Lortie: Dominique Fournier: 9782920839052: Books - Amazon.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:13.2	On May 8th, 1984, a man with a beard dressed in Canadian forces camouflage attire and wearing
2:41.6	a beret entered the studios of CJRP, a radio station in Quebec City. Employees at the station
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