Allyre Louis Joseph Sirois was a Canadian fransaskois judge of the Court of the Queen's Bench in Saskatchewan, Canada.
14 Facts About Allyre Sirois
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Allyre Sirois's parents were Paul Emile Sirois and Bertha Pion Sirois.
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Allyre Sirois was educated in several secondary schools, and then enrolled in the Radio College of Canada in Toronto.
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In 1941 Allyre Sirois responded to the call to aid Great Britain in World War II by enrolling in the Canadian Army.
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Allyre Sirois had a narrow escape when another Allied officer was caught by the Germans and turned informant, leading to the arrest of the other two members of the cell.
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Allyre Sirois managed to make it to Paris for the liberation celebrations, before returning to Saskatchewan shortly before Christmas 1944.
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Back in Saskatchewan, Allyre Sirois enrolled in the University of Saskatchewan.
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Allyre Sirois graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1948 and Bachelor of Laws in 1950.
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Allyre Sirois was reported to have remarked that "it takes two to tango", which appeared to partially blame the victim of the alleged assault.
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Allyre Sirois was criticized in The Globe and Mail for having referred to prostitutes as belonging to "a different caste", and for saying to a female who had been assaulted when she was 12 years old that she bore some responsibility for the incident.
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Allyre Sirois retired from the Bench in 1998, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
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Allyre Sirois lived in Saskatoon after retiring, dying in 2012.
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Allyre Sirois married Madeline Anne Marie Ehman on 14 September 1948; she preceded him in death.
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Allyre Sirois was president of the Gravelbourg School Board for 10 years, president of the Association Culturelle Franco-Canadienne, the national network of French-language theatres, served as fundraising co-chair of the La Troupe du Jour, a Saskatoon francophone theatre group, to erect a performing studio, and served on several other municipal boards.