errors while instructing jurors about how they should weigh testimony from psychiatrists heard in the case. Lortie pleaded guilty to reduced charges of second-degree murder in 1987. In 1995, Lortie was released on day parole to a halfway house in Hull, Quebec, after being released from a minimum security correctional facility north of Montreal where he had been undergoing psychiatric treatment, classes to deal with aggression, and serving a life sentence with no eligibility for parole for 10 years. According to the Parole Board of Canada, Lortie no longer posed a threat to society, and "patched his life together despite being responsible for one of the most notorious events in Quebec history." Under the release terms, Lortie was required to spend every night at the halfway house between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. He was also required to let parole board supervisors know where he was at all times, and was restricted to a radius from the house. The relatives of some of Lortie's victims believed he was not punished severely enough, with some believing he should have been executed, a punishment that could not be applied, as Canada abolished its death penalty in 1976. Granted full parole in July 1996 (the same year Jalbert died of cancer), Lortie has since kept a low profile. He is last known to have worked at a convenience store in the Hull—Aylmer district of Quebec, and is now married, with a steady job and a house, and has reportedly been forthcoming with "the people who monitor his case". See also Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a 2014 shooter who attacked the Canadian Parliament Buildings Centre Block Paul Joseph Chartier, who attempted to bomb the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa in 1966 List of rampage killers in the Americas List of attacks on legislatures References External links CBC Archives French article in the newspaper Le Soleil describing the events French web article about the events Mr. D.. Time. May 21, 1984. French article describing the event on its 20th anniversary in 2004 Bergande, Wolfram: The Père-version of the Political in the Case of Denis Lortie, in: The Sinthom 15, www.lacan.com History of Quebec City Crime in Quebec Living people Quebec murderers Canadian people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Canada 1959 births People with schizophrenia Quebec Legislature Failed assassins Canadian Army soldiers Attacks on legislatures Canadian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Prisoners sentenced to life