Serge LeClerc
| Serge LeClerc | |
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| MLA for Saskatoon Northwest | |
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In office November 21, 2007 – August 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Merriman |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Wyant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 24, 1949 New Brunswick |
| Died | April 16, 2011 (aged 61) Trenton, Ontario |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Writer, youth counsellor |
| Religion | Christian |
Serge LeClerc (October 24, 1949 – April 16, 2011) was a pardoned Canadian ex-criminal, former politician and co-author of the autobiography Untwisted.
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.
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. 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.
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". On April 20, 2010, he announced he would not run in the 2011 provincial election. The Regina City Police began an investigation on April 21, 2010 but on May 19, 2010 they announced that no charges would be laid.
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