The man charged with killing one person and gravely injuring another in an election-night assassination attempt on Pauline Marois will go to trial on Sept. 8.
That's three years after the violent attack allegedly committed by Richard Henry Bain.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer set the date even though it is still unknown whether or not Bain will have legal representation.
The case has been repeatedly postponed because of Bain's habit of arguing with and firing his lawers.
He was supposed to go on trial in January, but managed to have the case postponed again when he hired Alan Guttman.
Bain is not eligible for legal aid, but was supposed to fund his defence by selling his properties in the Laurentians, but now that those properties have been sold nobody seems to know where the money is.
Guttman said he will represent Bain during the trial, but only if he will be paid.
"We're talking about a two month trial," said Guttman. "I can't do this for nothing. I mean, I'm not in a situation to do this. I'd like to do this trial but unfortunately I'd have to be paid like everybody else for something like this."
Bain's mental state at the time of the shooting will be a factor during the trial.
An earlier psychiatric evaluation determined that Bain was fit to stand trial and understand the charges against him, but in January, Bain said he could not remember the events of the night of the shooting.
He has since undergone another psychiatric evaluation, the results of which have not been disclosed.
