MontrealNewsWatch: Man in Quebec town chased by menacing wild turkey, city warns of othersBy Daniel J. RowePublished: February 28, 2024 at 2:05PM EST Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved A 44-year-old man from Laval is one of two individuals arrested in Louiseville 30 kilometres west of Trois Rivières on suspicion of perpetrating a banking card fraud scheme The Sûreté du Québec were tipped off by victims who said the man identified as Pierre Lefebvre by the Trois-Rivières daily Le Nouvelliste was making the rounds in villages and towns with an unidentified 62-year-old female accomplice from Saint-Jérôme It is alleged that up to 15 acts of fraud were committed by the pair since November 30 Lefebvre was arraigned at the Trois-Rivières courthouse on a charge of fraud of less than $5,000 He is also accused of being in possession of a counterfeit driver’s license Lefebvre remained in custody pending a further court date on December 11 The other suspect was released on a promise to turn up for her next court hearing officers found numerous banking cards inside the suspects’ vehicle allegedly used in the commission of a crime This article was published more than 5 years ago NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau talks to constituents Jacques Bellemare with her communications manager Charlene Guertin during the Festival International de la Galette de Sarrasin de Louiseville in Louiseville Ruth Ellen Brosseau is chatting with her people at the Festival de la galette de sarrasin on a pleasant fall afternoon when a middle-aged man with a broad smile bounds down a front stoop to shake her hand and pose for a picture This is no ordinary front stoop along Louiseville’s buckwheat festival strip federal Conservative local riding president and the stoop belongs to a campaign office of Josée Bélanger “I have trouble with these hard party lines,” Mr “We’re all here to work together when this is all over.” Brosseau’s ear about one of his several why-can’t-we-all-just-get-along theories She agrees wholeheartedly: Her entire eight-year mission as the Member of Parliament for the vast French-speaking farmland riding of Berthier-Maskinongé “It was an advantage for me to come in here in 2011 not knowing anybody,” Ms Brosseau recalls amid the kiosks of artisanal food and pancake sellers no baggage; I didn’t know what [political] colour people were All I could do is sit down and talk with everyone.” Whether she survives the vote to be the only remaining Quebec New Democrat from the 2011 orange wave depends on whether voters in a 99-per-cent white riding such as this can accept her leader The NDP is running a distant fourth in the province threatening to wipe the last of Jack Layton’s Quebec legacy from the map Tom Mulcair gave up most of them in the 2015 campaign when the party won 16 seats If the NDP has two Quebec seats left after Election Day Brosseau and Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice A resurgent Bloc Québécois and the strong campaign of Leader Yves-François Blanchet are threatening all three main federal parties The Bloc won only 10 seats in 2015 but could double or triple that with its surging support outside the cities The Louiseville fair is the epicentre of one of the last areas of Quebec NDP resistance Sylvie Boulanger is on a break from her pharmacy technician job “the thing that is hurting her is her leader and his turban.” Boulanger briefly summarizes the problem as she sees it talking about a court ruling 13 years ago that allowed school children to wear “knives” in school (she is referring to the Sikh kirpan) She mentions the work Quebeckers did to get religion out of schools in the Quiet Revolution and then slips into her deep suspicion of Muslims Singh himself steadfastly refuses to do out of principle I’m voting for her,” she says as she walks away Brosseau has never met a Sikh resident of her riding (The 2016 census shows zero Punjabi speakers there.) But she says people are slowly warming up to Mr It takes a while to get over some perceptions They see him handling these situations with such grace,” she says Brosseau will likely have one of them.Kayle Neis/The Globe and Mail Bloc Québécois candidate Yves Perron is a history teacher who lost to Ms Perron is president of the Bloc and one of the people who persuaded Mr Blanchet to put his name forward for leader who was known as “the goon” for his abrasive style during his time in provincial politics has stabilized the party and softened his approach Brosseau speaks constantly about problem-solving constituency work Perron’s perspective is more pan-Quebec: He vows to protect Quebec’s secularism law to work to block any oil pipeline from the West and to fight federal subsidies for Newfoundland hydroelectricity it doesn’t matter if she’s nice or she works hard on the ground she voted to subsidize Newfoundland electricity to compete with Hydro-Québec,” he says But when it comes to defending the interests of Quebec we have no compromise to make with Ontario or the West she was a 27-year-old single mother and bartender living in her parents’ basement in Ottawa during the 2011 election campaign “My dream before being an MP was to have a unionized stable job “My dream was just to be able to stand on my own two feet.” but that didn’t stop a friend in the NDP from asking her to put her name on the 2011 ballot The NDP had won three Quebec seats in its entire history so nobody considered the possibility that she might win a rural As the NDP rose abruptly in the polls in Quebec The days after she won and first set foot in the riding were a swirl of handshakes and good wishes It felt like a lot of people decided they were going to protect me Negotiating the halls of Parliament was another thing “There were a lot of ‘oh shit’ moments,” she says “Walking into the House of Commons for the first time that we’d stop talking about the Vegas Girl and start talking about what the Vegas Girl could do.” Brosseau faded from the headlines and dove into constituency work whether it was helping local seniors with their pensions or village mayors with infrastructure-funding applications The work here in my riding is what’s most important to me.” Brosseau says she’s not contemplating life after politics but it’s clearly a point of some anxiety Her father got sick and lost his job when she was young Precarious employment is never far from mind “It’s not always easy for an ex-MP to find a job,” she says “Some people go back to do the job they were doing before I could go back and work in a restaurant but it wouldn’t be easy Brosseau lives on a farm in her riding with Nicolas Gauthier a wild-boar producer with 500 head and his own festival kiosk serving sausage and exquisite pork roast Brosseau before sitting down to eat homemade potato chips she didn’t know a thing about us,” the senior Mr Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Editorial code of conduct Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal news feed in Following Les Perreaux is a national correspondent for The Globe and Mail He joined the Montreal bureau in 2008 where he covers a range of topics related to Quebec including politics social issues and life in Canada's French-speaking province He previously worked for the Canadian Press covering national and international affairs including federal and Quebec politics and the war in Afghanistan He started out in the 1990s on the Prairies working for the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and as a correspondent for the National Post Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions Sign In Register — A veteran Quebec provincial police officer was killed and a male suspect was shot dead by police during an attempted arrest at a home in the province's Mauricie region Monday night The police force confirmed in a news release Tuesday the death of Sgt an officer with more than 20 years of experience Quebec's police watchdog said Breau was stabbed after she and a partner tried to arrest a suspect at around 8:30 p.m was shot and killed by other officers who arrived on the scene in Louiseville about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal The watchdog — Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes — said another officer was wounded in the altercation but is expected to recover Police had cordoned off the area around a white and both Quebec's police watchdog and Montreal police had set up mobile command posts Crime scene technicians were snapping photos of the exterior of the building which appeared to be of mixed commercial and residential use Patrice Cardinal said Breau was in her early 40s and had two children Her partner is also a provincial police officer Breau's two decades of police work were mostly spent on patrol or supervising patrol teams for every kind of event or police intervention," he said offered her condolences to Breau's husband "It is with immense sadness that I learned of Sgt Breau's death," Beausoleil said in the news release "An ordeal like this reminds us of the danger police officers face in extreme situations like those confronted by Sgt her fellow officers and the emergency telecommunications operators who supported them during the intervention." "My big sister will always be my hero," she wrote in a message said he had learned from the building's landlord and police that the suspect was disruptive and had started conflicts with neighbours — some of whom he had allegedly accused of stealing his cats Deshaies also suggested the suspect had previously been hospitalized for mental health issues although the mayor did not provide a source for that information "He shouldn’t have been here," he told reporters the president of an association representing provincial police officers confirmed the police intervention originated in a mental health call — a situation that he said has become increasingly frequent He told reporters at the scene that Breau was stabbed in the neck and there was little that could have been done to save her Painchaud said Breau was working an overtime shift when she was stabbed She was four days away from starting a new job as an investigator Cardinal said the force was offering support to Breau's family the other responding officers and staff who were affected He thanked the public and other police forces for the hundreds of messages of support that have poured in from across the country Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to the "heartbreaking" death on Twitter and (provincial police) colleagues — and I’m wishing a fast and full recovery to the officer who was injured," he wrote Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said police killings in Canada have become too frequent He said he has been to seven officers' funerals since September "It has been truly unprecedented in our country's history," he said "We have to continue to find ways to support law enforcement in the way that they're doing their work to keep our community safe particularly the families who are left to grieve without their loved ones," he said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre also expressed condolences to the family and to police suggesting such violent events are happening more often Quebec Premier François Legault said he would work with the province's minister responsible for social services to ensure that mental health cases are treated urgently when a person is deemed to be a risk of violence to themselves or others This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 28 — With files from Morgan Lowrie in Montreal This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page A Quebec provincial police officer was killed while trying to arrest a man at a home in Louiseville located in the province’s Mauricie region Monday night She leaves behind a husband – also a Sûreté du Québec officer – and two kids “It is with great sadness that I learned of Sergeant Breau’s death,” said Johanne Beausoleil “Such an ordeal reminds us of the danger of the police profession when faced with extreme situations such as the one Sergeant Breau her fellow police officers and the emergency workers who supported them during this intervention had to face “I offer my deepest condolences to her spouse The 35-year-old male suspect was later shot and killed by other officers who arrived on the scene in Louiseville Police vehicle outside a building in Louiseville where a Surete du Quebec officer was stabbed to death on March 28 Quebec’s police watchdog, which is investigating says Breau and another officer were arresting the man at about 8:30 p.m for uttering threats when he grabbed a knife and stabbed Breau The Bureau des enquetes independante says the officers were in the process of reading the suspect his rights The watchdog says another pair of officers arrived shortly afterwards Police say another officer was injured during the intervention “I just wanted to say thanks for the support we received from a lot of people the SQ’s director of communications and international affairs “So we really appreciate that because it’s a hard time for the Sureté du Québec anything can happen with a basic call for something like that.” Louiseville Mayor Yvon Deshaies told CityNews the suspect had history of violent behaviour “I learned this morning that the individual who came to Louiseville four months ago was previously institutionalized in Montreal,” said Deshaies I was disappointed when I found that out this morning It was confirmed to me he had mental-health issues he rented that apartment – everything was OK #WATCH: “I’m disappointed this morning, I find this difficult,” says Yvon Deshaies, Louiseville mayor, after SQ Sgt. Maureen Breau was stabbed to death responding to a call. He says the suspect, killed by other officers, had history of violent behaviour.https://t.co/SPMI7t1lFy pic.twitter.com/jsXjzboiOs — CityNews Montreal (@CityNewsMTL) March 28, 2023 Deshaies says police went to the man’s home on more than one occasion How was he allowed to rent an apartment alone?” asked the town’s mayor “Even though he was bringing problems with him The people who evaluated him – I don’t want to blame anyone – but how did they not see he was troubled Officers outside a building in Louiseville Louiseville resident Jacqueline Grenier said she was sad to hear of the officer’s passing “These are people (police officers) who devote themselves to protect us,” she said “Her husband I believe was also a police officer (The suspect) is leaving only tears behind him.” Quebec Premier François Legault called the event appalling and offered his condolences Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described it as “heartbreaking.” Épouvantable. Toutes mes pensées accompagnent les collègues, les proches et la famille de la sergente Maureen Breau. https://t.co/xJaDHELV7r — François Legault (@francoislegault) March 28, 2023 The news from Louiseville, Québec is heartbreaking. I’m sending my condolences to Sergeant Maureen Breau’s family, friends, and @SureteDuQuebec colleagues – and I’m wishing a fast and full recovery to the officer who was injured — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 28, 2023 Officers came from other stations to support Cardinal’s team in the aftermath with psychologists offering support as well that’s our priority right now,” said Cardinal “And the husband of sergeant Maureen was also an officer with the Sûreté du Québec Quebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel offered condolences as well saying he will never be able to thank them enough for their sacrifice —With files from Alyssia Rubertucci and Tina Tenneriello https://t.co/kzKam2BeB6 pic.twitter.com/P0cvwaJj6T — François Bonnardel (@fbonnardelCAQ) March 28, 2023 We extend our deepest condolences to the families and colleagues of sergeant Maureen Breau who died last evening in the line of duty in tragic circumstances. 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By Marisela AmadorPublished: December 21, 2024 at 6:18PM EST You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Investigators examine the scene in Louiseville Maureen Breau was killed while trying to arrest a man on Monday night Maureen Breau was killed during an arrest Monday night A police officer secures the scene in Louiseville A Quebec provincial police officer was killed while trying to arrest a man at a home in the province’s Mauricie region Monday night The fatal stabbing occurred Monday night when two officers responded to complaints about a man in Louiseville MONTREAL—The man responsible for killing a Quebec police officer had a long history of violence and mental health problems that made him a public safety risk in the eyes of psychiatric experts The Monday night stabbing of Sûreté du Québec Sgt is likely to further fuel debate in the province about mental health and public safety Quebec Public Safety Minister François Bonnardel suggested the province could consider measures to keep individuals with certain mental health problems off the roads by revoking their drivers’ licences But while there appear to have been few indications in the previous two cases that would have allowed authorities to anticipate the violent acts there is a long paper trail through Quebec courthouses and psychiatric facilities to the second-floor apartment that Brouillard Lessard occupied in Louiseville According to Quebec’s Office of Independent Investigations the police were called to the apartment at about 8:30 p.m after receiving complaints about an individual making threats the individual took a knife that was nearby and then directed it toward the police officers was killed while her partner suffered minor injuries in the confrontation A second pair of SQ officers backing up Breau and her partner shot and killed Brouillard Lessard “It’s with immense sadness that I learned of the death of Sgt said in an internal statement to members of the force “Such an incident reminds us of the dangers of the job when faced with extreme situations such as that faced by Sgt her fellow officers and the emergency dispatchers that supported this call.” who is a police investigator in nearby Trois-Riviérès The police killing in Louiseville comes after two Edmonton police officers were shot and killed while responding to a family dispute on March 16 were killed by a 16-year-old Roman Zoltan Shewchuk a student with a history of mental health problems The death brings the number of officers killed in the line of duty across the country to eight since September According to the Canadian Police Association’s online memorial Louiseville Mayor Yvon Deshaies said Brouillard Lessard moved into the apartment on Avenue St-Laurent “Three or four days after he moved in he started disturbing everyone else on his floor The owner of the building went to see him often but there was nothing he could do,” Deshaies said in an interview adding that police had been called to the address several times in the past Brouillard Lessard has been criminally charged five times since 2013 for assault uttering threats and harassment but was found not criminally responsible each time The Montreal Gazette obtained records from Quebec’s Review Board for Mental Disorder which is an expert tribunal that decides if individuals facing criminal charges are mentally fit to stand trial and if those found not criminally responsible for a crime pose a safety threat to the public and can safely be released from custody in a psychiatric facility In a ruling from last year in connection with charges Brouillard Lessard faced in 2018 the review board found that “the accused still poses that the safety risk could be controlled with “monitoring and appropriate supervision.” Other documents obtained by the Gazette stated that Brouillard Lessard was first diagnosed with mental health problems in 2012 when he attacked police with a dumbbell and claimed he was being “persecuted by the Calabrian Mafia.” He had received diagnoses of a “delusional order of persecution,” of a schizophrenia-like disorder and was treated for problems with alcohol and marijuana he wrote: “I’m pretty sure I have big time PTSD” (post-traumatic stress disorder) He also wrote that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenic disorder but disputed that diagnosis In another comment in response to a COVID-related post by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Brouillard Lessard wrote: “I’m very sorry to have to say that in public but I am in great need I had a psychotic episode induced by alcohol about 10 years ago and since then my whole life has been destroyed.” Mayor Deshaies opined that Brouillard Lessard should have been in court-ordered custody for his own good and the good of the public And he lamented the loss of someone who had dedicated her life to keeping the peace We ask them to be psychologists and social workers Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We 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sales representation across Canada and the United States Web site: www.marquisbook.com Maureen Boudreau, Assistant to the President & CEO, [email protected] Do not sell or share my personal information: This article was published more than 1 year ago Police tape cordons off the scene after a Quebec provincial police officer was killed while trying to arrest a man in Louiseville The parents of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police sergeant last March had tried to get him help in the days leading up to the attack because of how seriously his mental health had deteriorated Those details came to light on Monday during the opening day of a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of Sergeant Maureen Breau and Isaac Brouillard Lessard who was shot dead by police moments after he allegedly stabbed the officer with a kitchen knife Breau was killed on March 27 while trying to arrest Mr who had a history of mental-health problems She and three other officers were dispatched to the suspect’s apartment after he had allegedly uttered threats and broke probation Another officer was seriously injured in the knife attack suffering a skull fracture and stab wound in the head Two responding provincial police officers fired at the 35-year-old 19 times Breau was pronounced dead at a hospital just after 11 p.m the Crown said no criminal charges would be laid against the two officers who shot and killed him the inquiry presided over by coroner Gehane Kamel heard that Mr Brouillard Lessard had been sending threatening texts and making phone calls to his mother three days before the attack an investigator with Quebec’s independent police watchdog – Bureau des enquetes independantes – testified about the spate of messages as well as other texts between the mother and a relative in whom she confided that her son was in psychosis you can call the police,” the mother texted a family member “He’s living in Louiseville and he doesn’t have money to get around his mother and father both called 811 – a provincial health line – and 911 to have their son arrested and placed into care four provincial police officers paid a visit to Mr Brouillard Lessard’s apartment – two of them would be back for the deadly encounter three days later Michaud said the officers didn’t arrest Mr adding the 35-year-old was calm and admitted to making the threats The investigator testified that police had determined they did not have reason to arrest him or have him hospitalized Brouillard Lessard continued making threats against his mother and his father called 911 less than an hour after police left Michaud noted in his testimony that between March 24 and March 27 Brouillard Lessard called his mother 43 times and sent her 481 text messages a maternal uncle called police to report that Mr Brouillard Lessard had also made threats against him Michaud testified that the uncle called Mr “What do I do with this?” The investigator said the mother responded Brouillard Lessard had been followed by Quebec’s mental-health board – the commission d’examen des troubles mentaux – since March His next date before that body was scheduled for April 4 The inquiry heard that police had four interactions involving Mr 2022 and the night the sergeant was stabbed to death a few days after he had moved to the small Quebec town and had an altercation with another tenant in his rooming house over a missing cat Police made no arrests as neither man wanted to file a complaint but a provincial police officer issued an internal bulletin to fellow officers in the district to “act with caution” regarding Mr and noting that he had a history of violence against health care workers Brouillard Lessard had been found not criminally responsible five times for offences in 2014 and 2018 He had also spent a year at a Montreal psychiatric hospital His family had requested a first psychiatric consult in 2013 Brouillard Lessard had been granted an absolute discharge and two years’ probation after assaulting an apartment 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account MontrealNewsQuebec premier hints at expanding financial aid program for disaster victimsBy The Canadian PressPublished: August 15, 2024 at 10:55AM EDT MontrealNewsMaureen Breau, Quebec police officer, stabbed and killed during arrestBy Luca Caruso-MoroOpens in new windowPublished: March 28, 2023 at 6:12AM EDT – The first time Ruth Ellen Brosseau set foot in the federal riding of Berthier-Maskinongé in 2011 and she was the oddity everyone had to see Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada She had just been elected without knocking on a single constituent’s door or putting up a single campaign poster carried by the NDP wave that washed across Quebec and had travelled to Las Vegas during the campaign to celebrate her birthday “I was nervous – I’m not going to lie – the first time,” Brosseau said in an interview “It was the unknown.” She left a meeting at Louiseville city hall to find a crowd of constituents gathered outside By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc The next issue of The Evening Citizen will soon be in your inbox Interested in more newsletters? 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They just wanted to get to know me,” she recalled Brosseau’s second campaign is in full swing a former manager at a Carleton University pub has become well-liked in her riding northeast of Montreal but I say we need more people like her in government,” said Gérard Jean mayor of the town of Lanoraie at the southern end of the riding “She has a capital of sympathy because she came from so far back and people appreciate that once she was elected she tried to be present and do the job,” Perron said Brosseau was a 27-year-old single mother and NDP member working as the assistant manager of Oliver’s Pub at Carleton when the party approached her about putting her name on the ballot but finally I agreed because I wanted people in this area to be able to vote for the NDP,” she said and even after a late NDP surge in the polls in Quebec she did not expect to win as she left to watch the results on election night Maybe next time around I’ll run again and you could help door-knock with me She was elected with 40 per cent of the vote nearly 6,000 votes ahead of the second-place Bloc incumbent Brosseau rented a home in the riding and set to work meeting the people who had put their trust in the NDP and its leader at the time She said it never occurred to her to do anything but plunge right in She had a base of French but needed to improve it quickly to communicate with her mostly francophone constituents “I just spent my whole summer meeting mayors and running all over the riding A lot of people told me this was the first time they would have their federal member come meet them outside of election time,” she said how can you be a strong voice in Ottawa when you don’t know what’s going on on the ground Her love of the job was on display recently as she spent two hours visiting Louiseville Specialty Products Inc. a plant that employs about 75 people manufacturing specialty wood panelling “You’ve got to see this,” she exclaimed at one point as she inspected a vat where wood pulp soaked in purple dye We need politicians who understand what we are doing.” People encountered in Louiseville’s Parc du Tricentenaire were equally positive in their views of their MP though many interviewed did not give their full names They appreciate that she has worked to improve her French to the point at which sometimes in conversation in English she slips into French without thinking “I’m confident she will be re-elected.” Monique who had always voted for the Bloc until going NDP in 2011 credited Brosseau with putting Berthier-Maskinongé on the map the Bloc candidate hoping to show that 2011 was an aberration his strategy is to avoid attacking the popular Brosseau and instead go after NDP policies “I’m going to show people that Quebec’s interests have not been adequately defended since 2011,” he said Shipbuilding contracts that went to shipyards in Nova Scotia and British Columbia and not Quebec without protest from the NDP are one example Another is the controversial Energy East pipeline NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has said the current process to review the pipeline is inadequate but he has stopped short of ruling the project out Brosseau promises to be a strong voice making sure the concerns of pipeline opponents are heard “We have potato farmers who are scared because if there is some sort of disaster and it does leak it’s going to damage their water,” she said The unprepared rookie who dodged reporters immediately after her election is a distant memory and Brosseau has come to believe that she belongs in Parliament “I guess my voice is important in the House of Commons because some people see that I’m not the cookie-cutter politician,” she said I think people respect that and like that.” This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Sign In Subscribe Now Become a free member today and receive top local stories right to your inbox — Elusive NDP rookie Ruth Ellen Brosseau finally visited the Quebec riding she will represent in the House of Commons and while she struggled a bit with the local language A paparazzi-style crush of journalists were there and curious locals greeted the new MP Afterwards some of the residents had nice things to say about the initial encounter with their new representative in Parliament It was locals’ first chance to meet a rookie politician who had triumphed and against seemingly insurmountable odds: She lived 300 kms away and worked at a pub in Ontario she vacationed in Las Vegas during the election After the election Brosseau remained out of sight as the party said it would prepare her for public exposure by giving her some intensive French lessons grasping for words and occasionally stumbling she made a number of appearances in the riding — accompanied by the NDP’s Quebec lieutenant passable French before visiting the municipal library in the rural community of St-Justin she added in English: “I’m very happy to be here.” Brosseau was met by a crowd of journalists and locals as she descended the front steps of Louiseville town hall She met privately with area decision-makers she insisted on struggling along in the language of her constituents — speaking in French even when they addressed her in English “It’s not bad — she has an accent but at least she speaks French,” said another resident He said he’s just happy she finally visited the riding: “I even invited her to come play tennis with us,” he said The perpetually smiling MP appeared to have already won over a few other people in town One truck honked as it passed her on Louiseville’s main drag The reaction from area officials was equally generous it’s surprising,” said Louiseville mayor Guy Richard Mulcair appeared to run interference for his new protege over the course of the day He rushed her away at the sight of the first national television camera crew His rookie MP had approached the journalist smiling warmly and promising they would have a chance to speak later: “We’ll see each other,” Brosseau said in French But Mulcair announced they had a busy schedule and announced they would need to move along The Quebec lieutenant laded added that Brosseau will be an ”excellent MP” who will serve her constituents well things loosened up somewhat and she engaged in longer exchanges with media An administrator at a small museum in Lavaltrie says Brosseau visited for two hours the MP apparently declined several invitations to switch the conversation to English Museum director Michelle Picard said the encounter was pleasant She said Brosseau read a short speech in French for a few minutes then asked lots of questions about the museum and appeared to take an interest “I think she understands more than she can speak because Brosseau had been “invisible” since the election,“ people were wondering if she’d ever show up Picard said the Vegas vacation never came up Wednesday: ”We were not here for politics.“ The 27-year-old neophyte politician stunned everyone by handily winning the central Quebec riding — despite never setting foot in the region The NDP acknowledged during the campaign that her French needs improvement for her to be an effective representative of a riding that is 98 per cent francophone Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines This article was published more than 14 years ago Brosseau outside his house in Gatineau Quebec as he is asked questions about his daughter Ruth Ellen Brosseau the newly elected NDP MP representing the riding of Berthier-Maskinonge.Fred Chartrand for The Globe and Mail She was nowhere to be seen during the election campaign and newly elected MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau remained incommunicado Thursday as the NDP put her through intensive language training before she faces public scrutiny Circling the wagons around their embattled Quebec MP Brosseau until there is less of a furor about her poor French her absence from the campaign and the allegations that signatures on her nomination papers are bogus The NDP's struggle with its not-ready-for-prime-time MP underlined the party's postelectoral hangover as it tried to manage 57 first-time MPs from Quebec Brosseau would meet journalists "in the coming days," but would not be more precise a rural area midway between Montreal and Quebec City some of the voters who elected her were getting impatient Why haven't we heard from her?" asked Louiseville resident Claude Berthiaume one of the rare voters in the riding who has been a long-time NDP supporter where she was from or that she didn't even speak French I'm beginning to wonder if we've been had." Brosseau is how she ended up on the ballot It turns out she has a friend who works at NDP headquarters in Ottawa When the election was called and the party needed to find candidates The NDP would not identify the party's staffer At the Gatineau townhouse near Ottawa where she lives referring all questions to an NDP spokesperson Brosseau speaks French but is more comfortable in English He said his daughter learned French but lost some of it when the family lived in Kingston Brosseau never went to the Berthier-Maskinongé riding to meet voters during the campaign She simply placed her name on the ballot and won And she wasn't the only NDP candidate to coast to victory with no campaigning a 22-year-old McGill University political science student was elected in Argenteuil-Papineau Mirabel preferring instead to help the campaign of NDP Quebec lieutenant Tom Mulcair Freeman did not respond to an interview request but Mr Viau addressed the fact that she admitted to the newspaper Le Droit that she didn't grow up in the riding Viau said that the information she gave the party - that she spent time in the riding but didn't live there - was misinterpreted by party workers "Vacations are also a period during which you grow up." In an interview with the CKOI 106.9 radio station Brosseau is taking French classes in Gatineau while the "dust settles." He promised that he would personally help her set up and staff her office "She's a young woman who took French immersion in high school in Ontario but it was far from giving her an appropriate French for granting interviews," he said stuck to their argument that there was nothing wrong with Ms the party had to get the signed endorsement of at least 100 riding residents Four people listed on her nomination papers are now saying that their names shouldn't be there with at least one saying that his wife's signature was forged the defeated Liberal candidate says that five or six other people on the document aren't riding residents Brosseau's nomination list is legitimate because it was accepted by Elections Canada's returning officer in the riding Elections Canada spokeswoman Diane Benson said the returning officer does not check whether the signatures and names are genuine the returning officer has 48 hours to confirm the candidacies." Electoral officers only verify if there were at least 100 addresses on the paper that are within the riding boundaries As soon as they reached the required 100 valid addresses With reports from Campbell Clark in Ottawa and Tu Thanh Ha in Toronto Bill Curry is a reporter for The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau including coverage of federal budgets and government spending Bill played a lead role in the Globe's coverage of federal changes to small business tax rules He joined the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 1999 as a student freelancer and was later hired by The Hill Times where he learned how to break exclusive stories He then worked for the National Post and the Canwest News Service prior to joining the Globe in 2005 Rhéal Séguin is a contributing writer and political correspondent for The Globe and Mail he completed his undergraduate degree in political science at York University and a master's degree in political science at the Université du Québec à Montréal first with Radio-Canada in radio and television and then with CBC Radio He joined The Globe and Mail in Quebec City in 1990 He has covered Quebec politics extensively since 1988 experiencing first-hand the debates involving Quebec's political future that included the 1992 and 1995 referendums; the rise and fall of the Bloc Québécois on the federal level; as well as several provincial and federal elections Update: The Jefferson County attorney says he is dropping the felony charge for all the protesters.  They were part of the group of more than 100 who marched to Cameron's home in Louisville's East End about 4 p.m. Tuesday as part of a protest organized by Until Freedom Dozens of LMPD officers showed up and subsequently surrounded protesters with many demonstrators sitting down on Cameron's lawn before getting handcuffed Most of the arrested protesters were charged with intimidating a participant in the legal process (Class D felony) second-degree disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor) and third-degree criminal trespass (violation) Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell says although he believes LMPD had probable cause for the charge "in the interest of justice and the promotion of free exchange of ideas we will dismiss that charge for each protester arrested this past Tuesday." some of the protesters had been released from Louisville Metro Corrections on their own recognizance with follow-up court dates set for October More continued to get released from the jail as morning turned to afternoon The charges were "due to their refusal to leave the property and their attempts to influence the decision of the attorney general with their actions," police said Among those arrested, according to jail logs and social media posts, was Minneapolis NAACP President Leslie Redmond, who came down to Louisville from her own city that has seen mass protests over the death of George Floyd Read more: What if the Breonna Taylor officers aren’t charged? Embers could spark a 'powder keg' Kenny Stills Stills has been a vocal advocate for civil rights and the Black Lives Matter movement over the years with the wideout joining players like Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid in kneeling during the national anthem before games to bring attention to police brutality Reality TV stars Porsha Williams of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," and Yandy Smith of "Love & Hip Hop," said they were also arrested outside Cameron's home Williams posted a photo on Instagram early Wednesday of her standing with Taylor's mother after Williams was released from Louisville Metro Corrections I love you and as always praying for you Ms.Tamika Palmer...," Williams wrote in the caption. "Ps: Thank you for waiting on us to get out It was heart warming exiting and seeing your family." Read more: What you should know about Until Freedom, group that led protest to Daniel Cameron's home Related: NFL player arrested at Breonna Taylor protest in Louisville Smith also used Instagram to share photos of herself and others getting arrested outside Cameron's home "Stand for something or fall for anything! We have heard from everyone on the inside and they are all ok," Smith wrote in one post. "Over 100 people have been detained including the following people who choose to use their celebrity and platforms to stand on the right side of justice." Smith then listed off several celebrities and figures who were also arrested Tuesday Several local activists and leaders were also arrested, including Petia Edison with the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression as well as Knight Middle School Principal Jeronda Majors. After getting released from Metro Corrections, Mallory wrote on Instagram Wednesday morning that about 20 of the protesters were out of jail. Until Freedom's lawyers were "working with everyone arrested as part of our action," Mallory added. Mallory said Stills and YBN Cordae were among the "many others" who had still not been released from Metro Corrections "This is unacceptable for a peaceful protest," Mallory wrote. "And they have charged us with a FELONY for a peaceful protest because @danieljaycameron feels intimidated But the murdering cops are still free...we are at the jail and have not left And will not leave until every single protestor is free We will also be bailing everyone out who has a bond." The group's attorneys and "legal observer team are tracking the release of all participants" and "will receive any complaints of abuse or misconduct Our whole team will be here until everyone is free," Mallory added Until Freedom had also led a "direct action" training in Louisville earlier Tuesday as part of ongoing efforts to demand that officials fire arrest and criminally charge the three LMPD officers who fired their guns at Taylor's apartment in March Many of the protesters wore Until Freedom shirts and masks that said Their chants included "How do you spell murderer Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, was in her South End apartment when the LMPD officers fatally shot her just before 1 a.m. March 13 while serving a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation No drugs were recovered from the apartment and Taylor died in her hallway after getting struck by multiple bullets Cameron's office is reviewing the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death and the actions of the involved LMPD officers and detectives.  The Republican attorney general reiterated Monday that he still has no timeline for when his office will conclude its investigation but he added that LMPD has provided his investigators with all requested information In response to Tuesday's protest outside his home Cameron said that "justice is not achieved by trespassing on private property and it's not achieved through escalation."  More: What to know about Daniel Cameron, the G deciding the Breonna Taylor case "It's achieved by examining the facts in an impartial and unbiased manner That is exactly what we are going to do in this investigation," Cameron said in a statement to fully investigate the events surrounding the death of Ms We continue with a thorough and fair investigation and today’s events will not alter our pursuit of the truth "The stated goal of today’s protest at my home was to 'escalate.' That is not acceptable and only serves to further division and tension within our community." said the group came to Louisville because the city "is going to be the capital of America when it comes to justice for those who are being slain." "I want you to know," Sarsour said, "that what you're doing has literal ripple effects in every city in America." Reach Billy Kobin at bkobin@courierjournal.com Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/subscribe Marathi | Hindi 2024 16:06 IST2024-02-21T16:06:12+5:302024-02-21T16:06:46+5:30 Defense Stock: ``Zen Technologies'' (Zen Technologies Share Price) a small cap company operating in the defense and aerospace sector the company has bagged another big order from the Ministry of Defence Zen Technologies Order DetailsThe company has been receiving many orders for some time now According to information available on the BSE website Zen Technology has now received an order worth Rs 93 crore from the Ministry of Defence the company had announced the December quarter results The company said its total order book as of December 31 the company received new orders worth Rs 129 crore Company share historyZen Technology is the country's leading anti-drone system manufacturer and defense solution provider the company's share is trading at the level of Rs.807 The stock has returned 8 percent in the last one month investors have received returns of 220% in the last year and more than 300% in two years