Denis Lortie is a Canadian murderer, who killed three Quebec government employees in 1984. During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A corporal with the Royal 22^e Régiment of the Canadian Armed Forces, Lortie was disgruntled with a number of policies of the Quebec and federal governments. He planned a killing spree as a means of broadcasting his discontent. Badge of Le Royal 22e Régiment The Royal 22e Régiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. ... Canadian Forces Flag The Canadian Armed Forces (Fr. ...

At 9:30 a.m. on May 8 of that year, Lortie walked into the CJRP radio station in Quebec City and dropped off a sealed envelope containing an audiotape, which he instructed radio staff not to open until 10:00. They opened it anyway, discovering it was a statement of Lortie's plans, in which he declared that "The government now in power is going to be destroyed." However, by the time radio staff contacted police, Lortie's plan had already been put into action. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547. ...

At 9:45 a.m., Lortie entered the Quebec Parliament Building through a side door located on boulevard Grand-Allée. He was dressed in combat fatigues and armed with two submachine guns. Based on later testimony, it is clear he intended to assassinate René Lévesque and other members of the governing Parti Québécois. The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Québec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... A submachine gun is a firearm which smells the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size. ... René Lévesque. ... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for Quebec from Canada. ...

Lortie killed three government employees (Georges Boyer, Camille Lepage and Roger Lefrançois) and wounded 13 others. No politicians were killed or wounded.

The National Assembly's Sergeant-at-Arms, René Jalbert, was told there was a man with a gun in the Assembly Chamber. Upon stepping out the elevator, Lortie fired on him. Seeing that Lortie was in a military uniform, Jalbert told him that he too had been a soldier with the Van Doos, and that if Lortie allowed he would show him his discharge card. Lortie agreed, after which Jalbert persuaded him to show his own identification. The Royal 22e Régiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. ...

After this exchange, Jalbert persuaded Lortie to come to his office to discuss the matter, and release the other civilians in the Assembly Chamber. Jalbert talked to Lortie for over four hours, ultimately persuading him to surrender to military police (he was unwilling to surrender to civilian police). For his heroic act which likely prevented further death, the Canadian government several months later awarded Jalbert the Cross of Valour. Cross of Valour The Cross of Valour (official post-nominal letters CV) is the highest Canadian civilian award for bravery. ...

In 1985, Lortie was convicted of first-degree murder, but a new trial was ordered due to legal errors. Lortie pleaded guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder in 1987. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Lortie was paroled in 1996. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Marc Lépine, who murdered 14 women in 1989 in the École Polytechnique Massacre, left a suicide note expressing his admiration of Lortie. Marc Lépine (October 26, 1964–December 6, 1989) was a Canadian mass murderer, who killed 14 women in what is known as the École Polytechnique Massacre. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The École Polytechnique Massacre or Montreal Massacre was a gun massacre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

External links

• CBC Archives
• Article about Rene Jalbert