The man who was injured in the shooting the night of the last provincial election is taking legal action.
Dave Courage has filed a civil suit against event concert promoter l'Equipe Spectra, which runs the Metropolis, where then premier-elect Pauline Marois was making a victory speech when the shooter opened fire, and Quebec's Attorney General for $295,000 for pain and suffering and loss of income.
Courage has lost much of his physical capacity, explained his lawyer Jamie Benizri, which affects his ability to reintegrate into the workforce.
The value of the suit is considered to be representative of what Courage would have made if he hadn’t been injured.
Courage was working as a stagehand in August 2012 when a gunman police believe was trying to assassinate Marois opened fire, injuring Courage and killing his co-worker and best friend Denis Blanchette.
“At this point, the expectation is to ensure that Mr. Courage and his family can get closure from the event,” said Benizri.
He said the Parti Quebecois has held a “very small event” to raise funds for Courage, but that ultimately their efforts have been nominal.
“It really hasn’t done anything to significantly better his life, and to put him in a situation where he would be comfortable and really taken care of,” he said.
