MONTREAL—Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooter Richard Henry Bain will have to serve at least 20 years behind bars before being eligible for parole. Bain was found guilty of second-degree murder in August, convicted by a jury in the killing of lighting technician Denis Blanchette outside the Metropolis nightclub as then premier-designate Pauline Marois was inside delivering a victory speech. Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer said Friday the political nature of the offences justified the harsh sentence. “In an uncharacteristic display of planned murderous violence and hatred for those he described as separatists, Mr. Richard Henry Bain attempted to change the results of the election and the course of history,” he read from his judgment. Bain is also prohibited from owning firearms for life.

Source: thestar November 18, 2016 20:31 UTC