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On April 16, 2010 the Saskatoon office of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] received a package containing audio recordings, allegedly of LeClerc, talking about [[marijuana]] and cocaine use, as well as sex with a gay man. The transcripts alleged many of the comments were made in the spring of 2009 when the legislature was in session. LeClerc removed himself from the [[Saskatchewan Party]] caucus on April 16, 2010, until he could "clear his name".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/viewpoints/story.html?id=b9137f77-b22e-4609-a8aa-37247b59daf2|title=Getting to the truth vital in LeClerc matter|last=Mandryk|first=Murray|work=[[Regina Leader-Post]]|publisher=[[CanWest]]|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/04/16/sk-leclerc-allegations-1004.html|title=Drug, sex allegations a smear, Sask. MLA says|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=April 16, 2010|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> On April 20, 2010, he announced he would not run in the [[Saskatchewan general election, 2011|2011 provincial election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Serge+LeClerc+again/2926843/story.html|title=Serge LeClerc won't run again|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|last=Wood|first=James|publisher=[[CanWest]]|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> The Regina City Police began an investigation on April 21, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20100421/32599|title=Regina Police Begin LeClerc Investigation|publisher=[[Rawlco Radio]]|date=April 21, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> but on May 19, 2010 they announced that no charges would be laid. |
On April 16, 2010 the Saskatoon office of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] received a package containing audio recordings, allegedly of LeClerc, talking about [[marijuana]] and cocaine use, as well as sex with a gay man.[Added may 03, 2014] - [The man he was gay with was his son. Back in 2003-2005. His son was a Tek Crip as he told every one. Though the book I gave him on Crips and Bloods was a total fake for trying to shoot me 5 times in different occasions. Why because he shot every one he came in contact with. His son is ahead of Serges gang now. By the two pioneer swords they branded on my back. The branded has faded but his gang will say the same about me ahead of his gang now. I was also a RCMP officer in Kelowna screwing up the hells angels and such by busts and drug busts and more. I am no longer an RCMP after I left kelowna back to Victoria, BC, Canada. The real book I wrote for crips and bloods has been handed down to the military after 2005 when I stopped everything because the way things were going I was going to bring back the electric chair back to Canada with the crimes I have done. All the crips in California know who Jareth Taylor is. Of the Vancouver Crips. The son of Serge Leclerc.] [That is who Serge Lelcerc was gay with.] and now is ahead of his gang and back with the Satan Drummer Vancouver Crips.] The transcripts alleged many of the comments were made in the spring of 2009 when the legislature was in session. LeClerc removed himself from the [[Saskatchewan Party]] caucus on April 16, 2010, until he could "clear his name".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/viewpoints/story.html?id=b9137f77-b22e-4609-a8aa-37247b59daf2|title=Getting to the truth vital in LeClerc matter|last=Mandryk|first=Murray|work=[[Regina Leader-Post]]|publisher=[[CanWest]]|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/04/16/sk-leclerc-allegations-1004.html|title=Drug, sex allegations a smear, Sask. MLA says|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=April 16, 2010|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> On April 20, 2010, he announced he would not run in the [[Saskatchewan general election, 2011|2011 provincial election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Serge+LeClerc+again/2926843/story.html|title=Serge LeClerc won't run again|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|last=Wood|first=James|publisher=[[CanWest]]|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=2010-04-20}}</ref> The Regina City Police began an investigation on April 21, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20100421/32599|title=Regina Police Begin LeClerc Investigation|publisher=[[Rawlco Radio]]|date=April 21, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> but on May 19, 2010 they announced that no charges would be laid. |
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Members of the Legislative Assembly voted to turn the matter over to the conflict of interest commissioner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/05/20/sk-leclerk-1005.html|title=Police not laying charges in LeClerc case: government|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=May 20, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> LeClerc resigned his seat on September 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/LeClerc+resigns+seat/3467254/story.html|title=LeClerc resigns seat|last=Wood|first=James|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=September 1, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> On November 23, 2010, Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner, Ronald Barclay, issued a report concluding LeClerc had, in fact, engaged in unethical and unlawful conduct while in office.<ref name="ethics">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Saskatchewan+Party+Serge+LeClerc+unethical+unlawful+conflict+interest/3873601/story.html|title=Ex-Saskatchewan Party MLA Serge LeClerc was 'unethical, unlawful': conflict of interest commissioner|last=Wood|first=James|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> Barclay rejected LeClerc's claim that the audio tapes had been forged, based on forensic analysis done by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]. LeClerc had destroyed the hard drive from his government issue laptop computer, making any forensic analysis of its contents impossible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/11/23/sk-leclerc-report-1011.html|title=Sask. MLA drug admissions true: report|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> |
Members of the Legislative Assembly voted to turn the matter over to the conflict of interest commissioner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/05/20/sk-leclerk-1005.html|title=Police not laying charges in LeClerc case: government|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=May 20, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> LeClerc resigned his seat on September 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/LeClerc+resigns+seat/3467254/story.html|title=LeClerc resigns seat|last=Wood|first=James|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=September 1, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> On November 23, 2010, Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner, Ronald Barclay, issued a report concluding LeClerc had, in fact, engaged in unethical and unlawful conduct while in office.<ref name="ethics">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Saskatchewan+Party+Serge+LeClerc+unethical+unlawful+conflict+interest/3873601/story.html|title=Ex-Saskatchewan Party MLA Serge LeClerc was 'unethical, unlawful': conflict of interest commissioner|last=Wood|first=James|work=[[The StarPhoenix]]|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> Barclay rejected LeClerc's claim that the audio tapes had been forged, based on forensic analysis done by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]. LeClerc had destroyed the hard drive from his government issue laptop computer, making any forensic analysis of its contents impossible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2010/11/23/sk-leclerc-report-1011.html|title=Sask. MLA drug admissions true: report|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> |
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Serge LeClerc | |
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MLA for Saskatoon Northwest | |
In office November 21, 2007 – August 31, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Ted Merriman |
Succeeded by | Gordon Wyant |
Personal details | |
Born | October 24, 1940 |
Died | April 16, 2011 Trenton, Ontario | (aged 61)
Political party | Independent |
Occupation | Writer, youth counsellor |
Serge LeClerc (October 24, 1949 – April 16, 2011) was a pardoned Canadian ex-criminal, former politician and co-author of the autobiography Untwisted.[1][2]
He claimed to have been one of the most dangerous drug dealers and gang leaders in Canada. While serving in prison for one of his many convictions, LeClerc converted to Christianity, and began turning his life around. His career, aside from politics, consisted of speaking publicly to youth across Canada about his life and writing about his own experiences on such topics as drugs and violence.[3]
LeClerc graduated from the University of Waterloo with an honours degree in sociology with a minor in social work, and with a social work diploma. He was an associate member of all of the Crime Stoppers chapters in Saskatchewan, and the founder and past director of Teen Challenge Saskatchewan. LeClerc also spoke against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, stating that it puts the rights of the individual (criminal) over the rights of society as a whole.[4] He was elected to represent the electoral district of Saskatoon Northwest in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election, as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
2010 criminal allegations
On April 16, 2010 the Saskatoon office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation received a package containing audio recordings, allegedly of LeClerc, talking about marijuana and cocaine use, as well as sex with a gay man.[Added may 03, 2014] - [The man he was gay with was his son. Back in 2003-2005. His son was a Tek Crip as he told every one. Though the book I gave him on Crips and Bloods was a total fake for trying to shoot me 5 times in different occasions. Why because he shot every one he came in contact with. His son is ahead of Serges gang now. By the two pioneer swords they branded on my back. The branded has faded but his gang will say the same about me ahead of his gang now. I was also a RCMP officer in Kelowna screwing up the hells angels and such by busts and drug busts and more. I am no longer an RCMP after I left kelowna back to Victoria, BC, Canada. The real book I wrote for crips and bloods has been handed down to the military after 2005 when I stopped everything because the way things were going I was going to bring back the electric chair back to Canada with the crimes I have done. All the crips in California know who Jareth Taylor is. Of the Vancouver Crips. The son of Serge Leclerc.] [That is who Serge Lelcerc was gay with.] and now is ahead of his gang and back with the Satan Drummer Vancouver Crips.] The transcripts alleged many of the comments were made in the spring of 2009 when the legislature was in session. LeClerc removed himself from the Saskatchewan Party caucus on April 16, 2010, until he could "clear his name".[5][6] On April 20, 2010, he announced he would not run in the 2011 provincial election.[7] The Regina City Police began an investigation on April 21, 2010[8] but on May 19, 2010 they announced that no charges would be laid.
Members of the Legislative Assembly voted to turn the matter over to the conflict of interest commissioner.[9] LeClerc resigned his seat on September 1, 2010.[10] On November 23, 2010, Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner, Ronald Barclay, issued a report concluding LeClerc had, in fact, engaged in unethical and unlawful conduct while in office.[11] Barclay rejected LeClerc's claim that the audio tapes had been forged, based on forensic analysis done by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. LeClerc had destroyed the hard drive from his government issue laptop computer, making any forensic analysis of its contents impossible.[12]
A separate report from Barclay averred that LeClerc's constituency assistants did work for his public speaking business during their constituency office hours and using government office equipment. However that did not constitute a conflict of interest.[11] LeClerc maintained that he was innocent of the criminal allegations made against him, and was the victim of a setup.[13] He continued his anti-drug activism.[14]
Illness and death
In October 2010, LeClerc announced he had been diagnosed with stomach and colon cancer, and was undergoing treatment in Ontario, where he died on April 16, 2011.[11][15][16]
References
- ^ "Untwisted - Book". Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ http://www.weaverfuneralhomes.com/book-of-memories/720563/LeClerc-Serge/service-details.php
- ^ "Serge LeClerc". American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ The Vancouver Sun. October 4, 1997. p. B4.
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(help) - ^ Mandryk, Murray (April 20, 2010). "Getting to the truth vital in LeClerc matter". Regina Leader-Post. CanWest. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Drug, sex allegations a smear, Sask. MLA says". CBC News. April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ Wood, James (April 20, 2010). "Serge LeClerc won't run again". The StarPhoenix. CanWest. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "Regina Police Begin LeClerc Investigation". Rawlco Radio. April 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Police not laying charges in LeClerc case: government". CBC News. May 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Wood, James (September 1, 2010). "LeClerc resigns seat". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ a b c Wood, James (November 23, 2010). "Ex-Saskatchewan Party MLA Serge LeClerc was 'unethical, unlawful': conflict of interest commissioner". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Sask. MLA drug admissions true: report". CBC News. November 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Former Sask. MLA LeClerc denies drug use". CBC News. November 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Anderson, Scott. "LeClerc shares powerful message at community forum". The Southwest Booster. Transcontinental. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ "Serge LeClerc, former Sask. MLA, dies". CBC News. April 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ^ French, Janet (April 16, 2011). "Former Sask. MLA Serge LeClerc dies". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2011-04-23.