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A Quebec Man Pleaded Guilty To Starting 14 Forest Fires After Blaming The Federal Government

A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to starting 14 forest fires in Chapais, Quebec — a small town located nearly 500 kilometres northwest of Quebec City.

Brian Paré had posted conspiracy theories online that the historic wildfires that ravaged Quebec forests and wildlife were deliberately being set by the federal government, the CBC reports.

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Quebec Judge Says Flipping Someone Off Is A 'God-Given' Right For 'Every Red-Blooded Canadian'

Life, liberty... and the ability to tell your neighbour to eff off. In a wacky story first reported by the Canadian Press, a Quebec judge has issued a blistering rebuke of a Beaconsfield man who pressed charges against his neighbour after he raised his middle finger.

In his decision acquitting the neighbour of all charges, Judge Dennis Galiatsatos called "flipping the proverbial bird" a "God-given, Charter enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian."

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A Quebec Court Approved A Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook Over Possible Discrimination

Quebec's Court of Appeals has granted permission for a class action lawsuit against Facebook to move ahead. Plaintiffs in the case allege that the social media giant engaged in discriminatory advertising practices on the basis of age, race and gender.

They say targeted ads that appeared only to Facebook users falling in a pre-determined age, race or gender brackets may have privileged certain demographics over others when it comes to job and housing opportunities.

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A Quebec Judge Refused A Mother's Attempt To Stop Her Kids From Getting Vaccinated

A Quebec judge refused a mother's request to stay an order authorizing the father of her two children, aged 6 and 8, to get them a COVID-19 vaccine. The mother had tried to suspend the order from a Superior Court judge while she made an appeal.

In a ruling published on February 23, Appeal Court Judge Simon Ruel said the mother argued unconvincingly that, in her view, there was still uncertainty about the vaccines' "potential side effects" and that the Superior Court judge showed bias at the initial trial.

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A Quebec Woman Who Sued Trudeau For $90k After He Called Her Out For Racism Just Lost

"Ill-founded and abusive" is how superior court judge Michèle Monast described a Quebec woman's defamation lawsuit against Justin Trudeau. In a decision published on November 29, Monast shot down Diane Blain's case against the prime minister.

The lawsuit followed a 2018 incident at a Liberal party rally in Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois, Quebec, in which Blain asked Trudeau when he would "give back the 146 million [Quebec] paid" to support what she called Trudeau's "illegal immigrants."

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Quebec Is Getting A New Court For Sexual And Domestic Violence Cases & It's A World 1st

Quebec has officially passed into law the landmark Bill 92, the Act to create a specialized tribunal in matters of sexual violence and domestic violence. This specialized court for sexual violence cases was the subject of much discussion over the past two months since it was first announced by CAQ Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette.

"Today, we are sending a clear message to people who are victims of sexual violence and domestic violence: you have been heard," Barrette exclaimed in a press release.

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Montreal Police Arrested A Suspect In The Fatal Stabbing Of A 16-Year-Old

Montreal police (the SPVM) say they have arrested a suspect in connection to the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy while he was leaving his school in Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

In a news release, the SPVM says the suspect is also a minor.

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Parts Of Bill 96 Could Affect Your Access To Justice, The Montreal Bar Association Says

The Montreal bar association has been looking into elements of Bill 96 and is raising concern that certain articles could "infringe on the principle of access to justice which is at the heart of Quebec's democratic society," particularly for English speakers and bilingual people.

The association has pointed to five articles in the Bill that could affect "access to justice:" 9, 12, 13, 55, and 208.6.

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