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US presidential elections: the way is clear for a new edition of Biden against Trump

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

Former President Trump had a clear victory in the “Super Tuesday” primaries and will probably not be caught again in two weeks at the latest. Although Haley achieved a respectable victory with a win in Vermont, Trump won in the other 14 states where voting took place. The formal appointment takes place in the summer, the election itself in November.

Haley refrained from making a formal statement — an “endorsement” — to Trump during a brief appearance in his home state of South Carolina on Wednesday. Instead, she advised him to reach out to moderate Republicans and independent voters as well. “It is now up to Donald Trump to win the votes of those in our party and others who did not support him. And I hope he does,” she said. “At its best, politics is about winning people to your cause, not rejecting them.”

APA/AFP/Joseph Prezioso Despite the many defeats, Haley held out for an unexpectedly long time in the fight for candidacy

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support for Trump on Wednesday. It is absolutely clear that the former president has the necessary support from Republican voters to run for office. The archconservative McConnell has long been considered one of the most important people running US politics. Although Trump has publicly insulted him regularly in the past, McConnell has stayed true to his line. McConnell has recently made headlines with health problems – the 82-year-old plans to resign from his top job in the US Senate in November.

Biden's age makes him vulnerable

For Democrats, the current Biden won on “Super Tuesday” and is considered the top seed. He and Trump took shots at each other before the final results were even available. “November 5th will go down as the most important day in the history of our country,” Trump said in his victory speech, calling Biden the worst president of all time. Biden responded with a statement portraying Trump as a threat to democracy.

It is the first time since 1956 (Dwight D. Eisenhower against Democrat Adlai Stevenson, note) that there will be a new presidential duel in the USA. The population is not very enthusiastic about this. Both men have low poll numbers, in part because of their age: Trump is 77, Biden is 81.

Especially with Biden, who is already the oldest US president in history, his age is a big problem due to his recurring mistakes and mix-ups – although Trump also repeatedly makes such mishaps. However, Biden recently had his doctor confirm that he is still fit for office. In this sense, it is difficult to imagine that he will not run – unless he experiences a serious health crisis.

Trump is fighting the law

With Trump, it is less his age than the allegations against him that pose risks to him. He has been charged four times in criminal cases, including for his role in the storming of the Capitol and his other attempts to later overturn his election defeat against Biden in 2020.

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What are the consequences of Trump's trials?

However, the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court gave Trump a reprieve by considering, at his request, whether he enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken during his presidency. This leads to a delay at least in the proceedings before a US federal court regarding allegations of election manipulation. If Trump is convicted before the election, he could continue to run for president.

Portal/Loren Elliott The Republican and Democratic primaries run until early June

As was the case four years ago, the vote will likely fall to a few states – the “swing states” – due to the comparatively complicated electoral process. Close results are expected in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, but also in the elections as a whole. The most important issues of the election campaign are illegal immigration and the economy. This also emerged Tuesday from polls following the primary election.

Warning signs for both sides

Despite the clear success of Biden and Trump, the Super Tuesday results also contain warning signs for both. The fact that Haley not only won Vermont, but also polled double digits in other states, suggests there is dissatisfaction among the party's moderate base regarding her renewed candidacy.

Biden, in turn, must look with concern at the left wing of his party, where there is frustration with its solidarity with Israel in the Gaza war and with its increasingly tough course on migration policy. Even before “Super Tuesday”, the president had learned a lesson in the state of Michigan, when more than 100 thousand voters refused to support him, choosing the “neutral” option. There were also higher numbers of such de facto abstentions in some states on Tuesday.

Recruit Haley Supporters

Immediately after Haley's withdrawal, both candidates attempted to recruit their supporters. “Donald Trump has made it clear that he does not want supporters of Nikki Haley. “I want to be clear: There is a place for her in my campaign,” Biden said. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that he would like to “invite all Haley supporters to join the greatest movement in our nation’s history” and called Biden an enemy who is destroying the country.

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More Témiscouata on our plate

Technology News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

More Temiscouata on our plate

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For the business duo made up of David Robert and Nottaway Desjardins, nature is not only the most beautiful pantry, but also a place where a variety of ideas and projects can emerge, the common goal of which is to put more local products on people's plates in their community.

Already given the incredible momentum of the big announcements in 2023 such as the creation of Cultinova Inc. To unite the La Jardinière and Le Forestier brands under one roof, change the look of the website and launch the online store, the couple is pushing the Construction of an innovative growing room that will enable mushroom production all year round. Since this space is attached to the Jardinière building, it creates a symbiosis between the two spaces. The aim of this new stage is of course to continue to supply local customers and restaurateurs, but also retailers in the region who already sell La Jardinière products every year.

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A passion to share

Proving that good news never comes easy is the fact that the couple recently told us that they are now part of the FSHEQ member speaker repertoire. A great association that promotes horticulture and ecology throughout Quebec. An organization that is close to their hearts and that inspires them deeply. A great opportunity for them to contribute in their own way to the great and beautiful mission of the organization by sharing their passions and knowledge with us.

You can also find our current interview with David Robert here.

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Collaboration Francois Joseph

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The UN Security Council meets urgently due to the violent crisis in Haiti

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting this Wednesday (6) on the situation in Haiti, which is plagued by increasing gang violence and is threatened with civil war if Prime Minister Ariel Henry does not resign. The criminal gangs that control most of the capital PortauPrince and the roads leading to the rest of the country have in recent days attacked strategic locations in this Caribbean country: the police academy, the airport and several prisons . Of these, thousands of prisoners are being held. They fleed.

A police source said the area around ToussaintLouverture airport was again the scene of clashes between security forces and gangs on Tuesday evening and in the early hours of Wednesday. However, activity is increasing on the streets of PortauPrince, particularly near businesses, although public offices and schools remain closed, an AFP correspondent said.

The leader of one of the largest gangs, Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, called on Tuesday for the resignation of the prime minister, who was in Africa when the current situation broke out. “If Ariel Henry does not resign and the international community continues to support him, we will go straight into a civil war that will lead to genocide,” Cherizier, who was sanctioned by the United Nations, told the press.

Henry, in power since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, was due to resign in February; However, entered into a powersharing agreement with the opposition until new elections are held. In a country without a president or parliament, where the last elections were held in 2016, the leader's future is uncertain.

“We call on the Haitian prime minister to advance a political process that will lead to the establishment of an interim presidential body to hold elections,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda ThomasGreenfield said Wednesday.

Henry has not yet returned to PortauPrince since leaving for Kenya to organize the deployment of a UNbacked multinational police mission. According to a spokeswoman for the governor of the Caribbean island, he landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The government official, who was unable to travel to Haiti because of unrest at the international airport, was denied permission to land in the neighboring Dominican Republic.

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“The governments of Haiti and the United States have informally consulted with the Dominican Republic about the possibility that the aircraft carrying Prime Minister Henry back to his country may have made an indefinite stopover in Dominican territory,” an official said Statement from Speaker Homero Figueroa this Wednesday. “On both occasions, the Dominican government indicated that such a stop was impossible without receiving a defined flight plan,” he added.

Not sustainable

Due to gang attacks, the Haitian government declared a state of emergency over the weekend and a nighttime curfew in the capital that will last until Wednesday. UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk warned in Geneva that the situation in Haiti had become “more than untenable” and that 1,193 people had been killed by armed gang violence since the beginning of 2024.

Türk called for the urgent deployment of a multinational mission to support the Haitian police. “The reality is that in the current context there is no realistic alternative to protecting lives,” he said.

Due to violence, political crisis and years of drought, around 5.5 million Haitians (approximately half of the population) are in need of external humanitarian assistance. The United Nations' appeal for $674 million (3.3 billion reais at current exchange rates) this year to help Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, raised just 2.5%.

Last Thursday's unrest forced at least 15,000 people to flee the hardesthit areas of PortauPrince, according to the United Nations, which began distributing food and basic necessities. After months of delays, the U.N. Security Council in October approved sending a multinational police mission led by Kenya to Haiti, ready to work with 1,000 of its agents.

To expedite the launch of this body, Nairobi and PortauPrince signed a bilateral agreement on Friday, but a date for the mission's arrival was not set. At the end of February, five more countries, including Benin, added more than 1,500 soldiers officially announcing their intention to participate in the mission in Haiti.

Kidnappings, snipers on rooftops, sexual violence that fuels fear… At the beginning of January, UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres declared himself “horrified” by the “impressive scale” of the violence committed by the gangs dominating the country. According to the United Nations, homicides more than doubled in 2023, with nearly 5,000 people killed, including 2,700 civilians.

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MasterChef, whose judges we won't see again in the next edition: He himself screwed everything up | “Unfortunately I can’t decide”

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

“MasterChef”, a few days before the finale of the culinary talent show, one of the historic jurors drops a bombshell on the loyal audience.

It ended a few days ago 13th edition of “MasterChef”a program that over the years has given huge exposure to Italy's most talented up-and-coming chefs, and in the finale the all-pepper participant was crowned the winner Eleonora Riso.

The format, inspired by its British namesake, has been entertaining Sky audiences since 2011 and offers something to win every year 100,000 euros in gold coins and the possibility of publishing a recipe book published by Baldini + Castoldi.

As usual, the consolidated triptych consists of Antonino Cannavacciuolo, Giorgio Locatelli and Bruno Barbieri He directed the “MasterChef” contestants episode by episode, putting them to the test and giving them pills about the experience they had gained during the tests in the kitchen.

However, one of the jurors made worrying statements to “Corriere della Sera”: Is his adventure on the show now over?

“MasterChef”, the explosive statements by Bruno Barbieri

After completing the program Bruno Barbieri He gave up his superpartes role and commented on the victory of Eleonora Riso through the microphones of the “Corriere della Sera”. And he reported about the waitress from Livorno: “Eleonora is a thoroughbred horse, she has transformed. Now I would say to you: stay humble and don't be tempted by haste and success…”

Of the other finalist, Michela, he said instead: “She is good and sincere,” but her preference seems to fall on Antonio, who also reached the fateful final step: “He is the perfect person in the kitchen. I would hire him immediately. He made difficult and important decisions to follow his path, sacrificing personal and family aspects in the process. He believed it. He has a goal and that made him seem rougher at times. But he is a talent. You mustn’t give up…” Bruno Barbieri finally thought about the idea no longer take part in “MasterChef”. as a judge.

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Bruno Barbieri from “MasterChef”?

Aware that the success of the program is also linked to the alchemy that he has developed with his two colleagues Antonino Cannavacciuolo and Giorgio Locatelli, the chef admitted: “We have become a single judge, one look is enough to understand each other. We are in harmony, maybe one day we will open something together.”

And with regard to his stay on “MasterChef”, he delegated the choice to the production of the format: “IOr I'll definitely stay if they don't kick me out. I think there should be three judges. But I don't decide. And I think we have a great balance together.”

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Celebrity Big Brother39s highest paid stars are REVEALED and

Celebrity Big Brother's highest paid stars are REVEALED – and the celeb who takes the top spot will be at the center of the show's most iconic moment

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

With the return of “Celebrity Big Brother,” rumors are circulating again about how much money the stars will be offered to take part.

X Factor icon Sharon Osbourne, 71, is the show's first “celebrity lodger” as she will only be staying in the house for a week.

While her time in the house may be short, her fee is certainly not small – she will reportedly take home a staggering £100,000 for every day she spends there.

Insiders told The Sun that her ITV fee was too high for her to stay for the full duration, so her final total won't be known until she leaves.

Before Sharon's final fee is revealed, Web takes a look at the stars who have received the highest payouts for their stints in the CBB house over the years.

X Factor icon Sharon Osbourne, 71, is the series' first “celebrity lodger” as she only stays in the house for a week – taking home a whopping £100,000 a day

1. David Gest – £600,000

American film producer David Gest is the highest paid celebrity of all time on Celebrity Big Brother with £600,000.

Gest starred in the series' 17th season alongside Tiffany Pollard, Jonathan Cheban, Danniella Westbrook, Gemma Collins, Darren Day and Jeremy McConnell, but left the series after 13 days for medical reasons.

He was involved in one of the show's most iconic scenes – when TV personality Tiffany confused the death of David Bowie with the death of her housemate Gest.

Angie Bowie, who was married to pop icon David Bowie for ten years, learned off-camera that the singer had died of cancer.

Angie returned to the house, clearly upset by the news, and told EastEnders actor John Partridge about it, asking him to keep it to himself. She also told Gest, who actually felt unwell during his time on the show and went to bed.

Angie decided to tell Tiffany, but the US reality star assumed that “David's dead” meant she was referring to Gest – who was bedridden at the time.

Sadly, Gest passed away in April of that year at the age of 62, just months after appearing on the show.

American film producer David Gest is the highest paid celebrity of all time on Celebrity Big Brother with £600,000

2. Katie Price – £500,000

Katie Price made a shocking late appearance into the Celebrity Big Brother house during season 15 in 2015.

But despite her late arrival, Price, 45, came out on top and it was reported that Katie earned a whopping £500,000 for her appearance.

Price beat controversial TV personality Katie Hopkins to win the series – with Hopkins later describing her win as a “cheat”.

“There is no part of Katie Price that deserves to win,” Hopkins told the Daily Star Sunday at the time. “She's just a nobody with a pair of t**s – and those t**s aren't that great either.”

Price clapped back at Hopkins, branding her “mean” and claiming the columnist was “excited” to meet her when she entered the house.

Katie Price made a shocking late appearance into the Celebrity Big Brother house during season 15 in 2015

3. Katie Hopkins – £400,000

Katie Hopkins appeared on the series alongside Price in 2015 – it appeared to be a high-paying series.

The media columnist was reportedly paid £400,000 for her appearance on the show and came second to Price.

Hopkins entered the CBB house in 2015 to boos – and later attacked winner Price.

“She had no topic of conversation and I found her to be a very boring person,” Hopkins told the Sun On Sunday newspaper at the time. “Honestly, if I had been watching with the British audience I would have switched off.”

Katie Hopkins appeared on the series alongside Price in 2015 – it appeared to be a high-paying series

4. Kellie Maloney – £400,000

Kellie Maloney was said to be the highest paid celebrity on Celebrity Big Brother 2014 – reportedly earning £400,000.

The 71-year-old boxing promoter, who is transgender, later revealed that her appearance on the show helped her daughters see her as a woman.

Speaking about her relationship with her daughters Sophie and Libby after leaving the house, Maloney revealed that it has made them closer.

“After almost two years of living alone and secluded from my family, I cannot believe what has happened,” she told the Daily Mirror at the time.

“When I left Big Brother I told the girls I was buying a flat on the Kent coast and they said: 'Why don't you come back to live closer to home? Then we can have two houses,” Maloney said.

Kellie Maloney was said to be the highest paid celebrity on Celebrity Big Brother 2014 – reportedly earning £400,000

5. Jonathan Cheban – £300,000

Kim Kardashian's boyfriend Jonathan Cheban was one of the stars of arguably the show's most famous cast – Series 15.

The 50-year-old American reality star took home £300,000 for his time on the show alongside highest-paid star Gest.

Cheban was due to re-enter the house the following year, in 2017 – but was axed from the show after demanding £100,000 a day.

The following day he took part in intense negotiations with the CBB team, which ended in heated disagreements.

Kim Kardashian's boyfriend Jonathan Cheban was one of the stars of arguably the show's most famous cast – Series 15

6. Janice Dickinson – £300,000

Janice Dickinson entered Celebrity Big Brother on day two in 2015 before being kicked out on day 27.

The Brooklyn-born star, 69, was greeted with a sea of cheers as she exited the Channel 5 competition after bagging £300,000 for her appearance.

However, she suffered a wardrobe malfunction when her microphone fell into her underwear.

Luckily, her modesty was saved by a commercial break.

Janice Dickinson entered Celebrity Big Brother on day two in 2015 before being kicked out on day 27

7. Stephanie Pratt – £250,000

The Hills reality TV star Stephanie Pratt was another highly paid celebrity to grace the Big Brother house.

Pratt, 37, found romance with George Gilbey during her time in the house – but after the eviction she was left heartbroken when he moved on.

But her time in the house during season 14 definitely wasn't in vain, with Pratt receiving a hefty fee of £250,000.

The Hills reality TV star Stephanie Pratt was another highly paid celebrity to grace the Big Brother house

8. Danniella Westbrook – £250,000

Danniella Westbrook, another star of the iconic 2016 series, received £250,000 for her work.

The 50-year-old actress broke out of the house twice during her time as housemates with Gemma Collins following her row with Stephanie Davis.

But in 2023, Danniella admitted she was using “11 bags” of cocaine a day in the lead up to entering the house.

In the podcast, Danniella said that at the time “no one” knew the extent of her addiction.

Danniella Westbrook, another star of the iconic 2016 series, received £250,000 for her work

9. Ulrika Jonsson – £175,000

Ulrika Jonsson took part in “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2009, won the series and returned the following year with “Ultimate Big Brother”.

The Swedish-British presenter and model, 56, famously didn't get along with Austin Powers star Verne Troyer during the show.

Years later, she said of their feud: “The late Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer – who everyone seems to admire a lot – wasn't actually a particularly nice person.”

Ulrika Jonsson took part in “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2009, won the series and returned the following year with “Ultimate Big Brother”.

10. Christopher Biggins – £150,000

Christopher Biggins was a highly paid housemate, although he was actually removed during his series in August 2016.

The 75-year-old actor was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house after he reportedly insulted Jewish housemate Katie Waissel with an “anti-Semitic” joke.

The former X Factor star reportedly “burst into tears while other housemates looked on in shock” after the comment.

Biggins was later called into the diary room and given a formal warning – and told he would be sent home, although he apologized.

Christopher Biggins was a highly paid housemate, although he was actually removed during his series in August 2016

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Anderson Leonardo, lead singer of Grupo Molejo, is admitted to a hospital in the West Zone | Rio de Janeiro

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

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Anderson Leonardo, lead singer of Grupo Molejo, has been in the UnimedRio hospital in Barra da Tijuca for 27 years.

The singer's advisers sought by g1 said on Wednesday (6) that the artist felt severe pain and the medical team decided that Anderson would remain in the hospital for better examination and treatment. Anderson has been treating groin cancer since 2022.

“We are waiting here for the results of the tests he underwent so that they can be evaluated by the medical committee of oncologists who are treating him. This will give us a more accurate overview of his clinical condition,” says Andreia Assis, the singer’s consultant.

The singersongwriter's cancer was discovered in October 2022. Two months later, the artist announced that he was cured. However, in May 2023, he said he had to resume treatment.

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“Lack of manners and attitude can't be done”: Claudette Dion on Taylor Swift ignoring Celine Dion at the Grammys

Entertainment News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

If Celine Dion surprised us all during her performance at the last Grammy Gala, the Dion family was part of the secret. “Yes, we knew that! We were waiting for her to come over and of course they reserved her for dessert,” confirms Claudette Dion, who, however, did not appreciate Taylor Swift's attitude towards her famous sister at all.

• Also read: Taylor Swift's slap for Céline

A few days before the ceremony, last February, Celine Dion called her family to announce her comeback to the stage by presenting a Grammy award.

“I didn’t ask who would accompany him. When I saw her on René-Charles' arm, confident, with her little beard, it was really sick! He is an introverted person in life. Although he loves music, he is not someone who expresses himself too much in public. So we know he did it for his mother. He watched her. “A real René Angélil,” adds the diva’s sister, who met Le Journal on Tuesday evening on the red carpet of the comedian Mario Jean’s show.

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– The Mario Jean Show. – In the photo Claudette Dion – Red carpet and show please. His 7th solo exhibition; celebrates 30 years of career. – Place des Arts, at the Théâtre Maisonneuve, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Tuesday, March 5, 2024 PHOTO: MARTIN ALARIE/LE JOURNAL DE MONTRÉAL/AGENCE QMI

What did Claudette Dion and her family think about the discomfort caused by the singer Taylor Swift, who snatched the trophy from Céline's hands without even looking at her or thanking her?

“We knew she would win, we let her talent, that has nothing to do with it. But the lack of good manners and attitude, that doesn't happen. Who will give you your trophy? Hello! A little hug maybe, a little thank you? To be honest, it made us sad,” admits Céline’s godmother.

Still, Claudette Dion says it gives her courage to see Céline on stage and looking so good. She assures that her mental health is “truly incredible.”

“We had a little Zoom, we were talking and she said to us, ‘Want me to sing you a song?’ She sang us a little song. “She's really good,” says the woman, who says she trusts research and doctors to find a cure that could help Céline fight her illness (stiff person syndrome).

“Céline deserves it, she gave much more in life than she took,” breathes the one who will be seen next March and April in the tribute show to Édith Piaf, Once Upon a Voice… Piaf becomes.

Photo Amy Sussman/Getty Images via AFP

Mama Dion's legacy

Claudette Dion remembers with great emotion that her mother Dion, who died four years ago, would have been 97 this year.

“I always feel like it's present and alive. She leads me to the foundation. His photo is everywhere and it turns me on, he's a beautiful model,” she explains, shedding a few tears. The artist is also preparing a special Mother's Day show to raise funds to help children from poor families at the beginning of the school year. Which is his own mother's legacy.

On May 5th, at the Montreal Casino, Claudette Dion, together with Paul, Émilie and Dan Daraîche, Natalie Choquette and Rita Tabbakh, will present this show entitled “She Who Taught Me Everything”: the title of a song that Céline gave to her mother Dion .

“I want to end the show with Céline’s video of She Who Taught Me Everything so that all the guests sing with me and Céline for our mother and all the mothers who are our inspirations.”

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He broke condoms without the victims knowing | The defense argues that an attacker does not deserve a prison sentence because he did not “force” his victims

Latest News / By Ashley Cornell, email: [email protected]

A man who intentionally pierced his condom during intercourse does not deserve prison time because he did not “force” the women and they initially consented, according to the defense. The Crown intends to seek a four-year prison sentence.

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William Bernard Martin sexually assaulted two sex workers at an erotic massage parlor in Montreal in 2020. The women initially assumed that the condom had broken accidentally during the relationship – initially amicably. However, this was actually the defendant's course of action. It is not known how he punctured the condom during sex.

His defense in court was surprising: he cited the impressive size of his penis as an explanation for the repeated breaking of condoms. A version rejected by the judge.

The 31-year-old Frenchman was found guilty last February of two counts of sexual assault and three counts of obtaining sexual services for payment.

Comments on the verdict were scheduled to take place at the Montreal courthouse on Wednesday. However, the defense attorney, Me Robert Bellefeuille, requested a postponement so that reports could be prepared. The lawyer said he was surprised by the four-year prison sentence requested by the prosecution as he planned to request a community (home) prison sentence.

To justify such a sentence, Me Bellefeuille gave an overview of his arguments. He explained that “there is consent[ait] first” between his client and the victims. However, the Supreme Court has already ruled that sabotaging or removing a condom during initially consensual sexual relations effectively revokes consent.

The criminologist put forward another rather astonishing argument. “It is still a different circumstance, it is not about a person sleeping with their ex-partner and forcing a sexual relationship. “This is not the same case,” Me Bellefeuille argued.

In the Kirkpatrick decision, which concerns the use of condoms, the Supreme Court recalled in 2022 that the definition of “real rape” as “physical violence that goes beyond the violence of non-consensual contact” is a myth.

In an interview with La Presse, the lawyer denied spreading myths and stereotypes. “I’m relying on the Supreme Court,” he replied, referring to the Kirkpatrick decision. The lack of “physical violence” in the case was important for the choice of “sentencing framework,” he continued.

“It has nothing to do with the plaintiff’s work. But there is consent. OK. […] What is his responsibility? [à l’accusé] ? She agrees. There is a payment. At some point, at the very end, because the complainant…” Me Bellefeuille argued in an interview.

In court, Me Bellefeuille also appeared to downplay the impact of the crime on one of the victims, casually quoting his testimony about the impact of the crime. “There is no physical or economic impact,” he told the judge.

When called to clarify his remarks, he explained this to La Presse, but without finishing his thoughts: “She clearly says that it has no physical impact or after-effects. Right down to the emotional level. If we get into what became emotional for her, which I understood…”

The defense said the sentence demanded by the Crown was “too high.” The suspended sentence was particularly appropriate because William Bernard Martin lost his job after the verdict, explained Me Bellefeuille. His work visa expires next year.

“We were prepared to proceed,” Crown prosecutor Me Laurence-Fanny L'Estage said. Judge André Perreault ultimately approved the preparation of a pre-sentence report with a sexological component. The sentencing hearings will take place next July.

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1. David Gest – £600,000

2. Katie Price – £500,000

3. Katie Hopkins – £400,000

4. Kellie Maloney – £400,000

5. Jonathan Cheban – £300,000

6. Janice Dickinson – £300,000

7. Stephanie Pratt – £250,000

8. Danniella Westbrook – £250,000

9. Ulrika Jonsson – £175,000

10. Christopher Biggins – £150,000