Man from Quebec admits to threatening Justin Trudeau and François Legault

A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault in a series of online videos.

Prosecutor Geneviève Crépeau says Germain Lemay, 30, pleaded guilty to five charges on Jan. 22 at the courthouse in Sherbrooke, Que.

Mr. Lemay admitted to uttering threats toward the two politicians in videos posted between July and September 2023, as well as making similar threats toward any police officer who came on his land, and toward an employee of Quebec’s workplace health and safety board.

He also pleaded guilty to making threats to burn, destroy, or damage an office of the workplace health and safety board, and to storing firearms improperly.

A trial on two other charges, pointing a firearm at a police officer and possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, began on Jan. 22.

Quebec provincial police shot and wounded Mr. Lemay during an early morning raid on his Scotstown, Que., home on Sept. 27.

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