What an asshole! It has long been a source of pride for me that neither side has resorted to violence since the FLQ crisis, however strong the disagreements have been.
My condolences to the families and friends of all of the shooting victims from the Metropolis.
+1. My condolences to the affected families. It never ceases to amaze me how one nutjob can wreak such utter havoc.
According to the news he used an “AK-47”. I wonder how long it’s going to be before howls of protest are set up to re-establish the long gun registry again. I hope not, seeing as legally owning assault rifles is damn near impossible to do as it is, being prohibited weapons. I’m not saying it should be easy, but it’s not that hard to illegally obtain such weapons and a registry isn’t going to change that.
@Rickjay:
Happen to have the rules for Rickball by any chance? I’m assuming it’s something like Calvinball with more sticks? 
I wouldn’t want to ascribe this murder/shooting to the federalist side. Or the FLQ murders to the sovereigntist side. But Quebec does seem to have more than its fair share of nutcases willing to resort to violence for a political cause.. I’m thinking of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 as well.
There is balance in the universe. I lived in Calgary for 20 years and denied for every moment of it that I was an Albertan.
How strange. I’ve lived in Ontario my entire life, but am an honourary Newfie (after working closely with several and being accepted into their society).
I was also a little proud of myself for being able to engage in light conversation with a cabbie in Paris, in his language (with some difficulty, albeit).
I love Canada, inter-regional rivalries/frictions notwithstanding.
I’d just like to say, I’ve lived in Montreal all my life and although I don’t agree with most policies of the winning party, I was horrified at the shooting last night.
What he said.
I think maybe one shooting by a mentally deranged man is not quite at that level.
I still don’t think either side has. This looks more like the act of a nutter than a representative of a “side”.
I like how easy it is to find this thread in MPSIMS
I think “nutter” sums it up. The Globe and Mail has an item on him at this link, and I’ll quote a few paragraphs from the item:
Overall, the item makes it sound as if he got along well with his neighbours (regardless of politics or language), but he was regarded a little oddly for various reasons. Perhaps his eccentricities finally boiled over. It will be interesting to see how this case develops.
In the same article, they quote someone (unnamed) as saying he had an actual mental condition.
Obvioulsy this is hardly evidience but assuming it is true - is this a mental condition that can lead to violent outbursts?
Bipolar is not generally associated with a lot of increased violence. Per my sources, the most common behavioral symptoms associated with manic episodes include pressured speech, hyperverbosity, physical hyperactivity and agitation, decreased need for sleep, hypersexuality, and extravagance (ie, financial, social, and recreational).
Less common features can include violence, religiosity, pronounced regression, and catatonia. Impaired insight is a frequent component of the manic state and may impair compliance with medications.
However, violence can be tough to predict, even without mental illness diagnoses.
Interesting. Assuming the facts as recorded in the article are true, would it be fair to say that persons with this mental disorder he would be unlikely to be able to sustain a not guilty by reason of insanity defence?
I realize this is a totally unfair question, as it would be dependant of course on knowing more of the facts.
I am unfamiliar with the canadian legal definitions regarding insanity. Even in the US, the legal definitions have very little to do with the medical definitions.
I think we should nominate **Qadgop **as an honorary Canadian.
He lives on Lake Superior after all.
Sorry, that’s Lake Michigan I live on.
My daughter Elfbabe is married to a Canadian, and she herself has permanent resident status in Canada. I expect she’ll end up with Canadian citizenship in the future.
I love my trips to visit her. Canada’s great. And Montreal is surreal. 
D’oh! I knew it was one them! Apologies! Eh.
Nor does it here, or at least that’s what we learned in 1L crim law.
Aina hey. 