Politics
Quebec election shooting: A Twitter timeline
A man shot dead one person and injured another while Quebec premier-elect Pauline Marois was speaking to supporters after her victory to become the province's first woman premier. Here's a glimpse of what people were tweeting throughout the night.
- Election day began with business as usual and Canadians tweeting their general enthusiasm (and sometimes lack thereof) for the evening's results.
The quebec liberals now have time to renew with a new leader, and be ready to govern in 2 years. #QCElection- And then... victory!
Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois -- now Quebec premier-elect -- is the first woman premier in Quebec. She won 55 seats, short of the 63 seats needed for a majority in the 125-seat National Assembly. 
After seeing the results in the #QCElection , when can the rest of Canada vote for Quebec to leave this country? #iloveCanada
Congrats to Pauline Marois of the @partiquebecois on becoming the 1st woman Premier of Quebec! #QCElection #qc2012 #qcelx #qcpoli- The celebrations didn't last long before the shooting began...
- A 62-year-old man armed with an assault rifle and a handgun opened fire in a vestibule outside the hall. One person was killed and another injured, police said.
- Photo credit: La Presse
- After being quickly apprehended by Montreal police, the man wearing a bathrobe and a balaclava, was heard shouting “the anglos are waking up” in French with an English accent. “There’s going to be f-ing payback. It’s enough. Wanna make trouble.”
Instead of rushing into the main hall, the attacker then paused to start a fire. A door to the venue erupted after being doused with accelerant, just metres from where Marois spoke.
Quebec shooting: Raw videoAmateur video shows the moment Pauline Marois, Quebec's new premier, was taken off stage after a fatal shooting. -
What is the world coming to? Shootings at political events are NOT how our democracy works! Disturbing! #QCelection- Although the shooting quickly turned the spotlight elsewhere, Twitterers still pondered over the night's results and #qcelection continued to trend on Twitter.
- @MarcGarneau now the "Quebec is a nation" chickens come home to roost. #QCElection
