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Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of Richard Henry Bain, the man accused of killing a person nearly four years ago outside a Montreal nightclub while the Parti Québécois was celebrating an election victory inside.

Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer was informed on Friday that Bain, 66, of La Conception, has recovered enough from recent surgery to take part in his trial on six charges at the Montreal courthouse. There was a possibility the trial could have been delayed for months if Bain had not recovered, but the accused, who appeared before Cournoyer via a video linkup with a detention centre, told Cournoyer he was ready to proceed.

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Cournoyer is expected to ask a series of questions to vet potential jury members. The trial will be held in English and testimony from witnesses who speak French will be translated for Bain.

The case against him involves the Sept. 4, 2012, shooting outside the Metropolis nightclub while the Parti Québécois were celebrating an election victory inside. It occurred while the newly elected Premier, Pauline Marois, was delivering her victory speech to the crowd inside. Sound technician Denis Blanchette, 48, died in the shooting and another technician Dave Courage, was injured.

Bain will be tried on an indictment that lists six charges in all:

the first-degree murder of Blanchette;

the attempted murder of Courage;

the attempted murder of police officer Sgt. Stéphane Champagne;

the attempted murder of a group of 12 other people;

the possession of incendiary materials (gasoline containers and flares) for the purpose of committing an indictable offence; and

intentionally or recklessly causing damage to the Metropolis nightclub by fire or explosion

Bain was arrested immediately after the shooting occurred.

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