The wing's centre of lift is behind the plane's centre of gravity, so
Eh? If this were true, there would be a torque acting about the pitch axis and forcing the nose downward.

There is. That's what the tail is for - it pushes down (behind the CG)
providing the balancing torque.

Canard aircraft are different, the main wing is behind the CG, and the
canard is in front; both provide lift in the same (upward) direction.

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