Serge LeClerc was a pardoned Canadian ex-criminal, former politician and co-author of the autobiography Untwisted.
11 Facts About Serge LeClerc
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Serge LeClerc claimed to have been one of the most dangerous drug dealers and gang leaders in Canada.
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Serge 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.
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Serge LeClerc was an associate member of all of the Crime Stoppers chapters in Saskatchewan, and the founder and past director of Teen Challenge Saskatchewan.
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Serge LeClerc spoke against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, stating that it puts the rights of the individual over the rights of society as a whole.
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Serge LeClerc 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.
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Serge LeClerc removed himself from the Saskatchewan Party caucus on 16 April 2010, until he could "clear his name".
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On 23 November 2010, Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner, Ronald Barclay, issued a report concluding Serge LeClerc had, in fact, engaged in unethical and unlawful conduct while in office.
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Serge LeClerc had destroyed the hard drive from his government issue laptop computer, making any forensic analysis of its contents impossible.
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Serge LeClerc maintained that he was innocent of the criminal allegations made against him, and was the victim of a setup.
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In October 2010, Serge LeClerc announced he had been diagnosed with stomach and colon cancer, and was undergoing treatment in Ontario, where he died on 16 April 2011.