Claude Poirier
Encyclopedia
Claude Poirier is a negotiator
and crime
reporter for the Quebec
-based Canadian
French-language television network TVA
. He is best known for negotiating with suspects during hostage situations.
His 50-year career as a legal chronicler started in 1960 when he did the description of a bank robbery
. http://tva.canoe.com/vosvedettes/biographie/269.html He continued to do the job for several months without receiving a salary. Soon after, he covered the assassinations of U.S. former president John F. Kennedy
and his brother Robert Kennedy as well as civil rights
leader Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. In Quebec, he covered the kidnapping
and subsequent murder
of former Quebec Liberal Minister of Labor Pierre Laporte
, by the FLQ militant group in 1970. He is also well known for his badly spoken French which made him the central character of several funny anecdotes. Amongst such blunders he is remembered to have announced Kennedy's death by saying on air that the body of President Kennedy was totaled. He also has, perhaps unwillingly, rebaptised the RCMP (Gendarmerie Royale du Canada in French) la "Genmarderie Royale du Canada" ("marde" is a slang term for excrement in French). Rumor has it that he does it on purpose because of a grudge he has against them.
During his career he participated in numerous inquiries and trials as an expert and as a witness. He covered the publicized biker gang war that occurred in the province of Quebec during the 1990s as well as criminal trials of well-publicized murder
or other crime
cases such as includes the trial of several biker gang members arrested during a province-wide police
raid operation called "Printemps 2001" which significantly reduced their criminal activities around the province.
During hostage situations or other events, some criminals often asked police for a negotiation with Poirier. Recently in August 2007, he has been heavily involved over the well-publicized case of the disappearance of a 10-year old girl, Cédrika Provencher, in Trois-Rivières
, in a possible case of abduction
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He received the Medal of Bravery by the Canadian
government
in 1977 while the Quebec government honored him five times during his career.
Today, he still gives his comments on numerous recent crime cases or cold ones on the TVA
news bulletin at 5:00PM EDT on weekdays and during the LCN
morning show. During his commentary, he also discusses about the juridical system as well as federal or provincial government
al intervention or laws related to crime measures such as gun
control, prison sentences and many more. He is also the host of Le Vrai Négociateur on LCN
, a 60-minute show that discusses various cases involving the juridical system in Quebec or Canada as well as various crime or disappearance cases.
He also plays an important role in the production of the television series "Le Negociateur" which aired in 2005. The second season that started on October 23, 2006 on the TVA
television network. The series features well-known figures in Quebec culture such as Elvis Gratton
star actor Julien Poulin
, Frederick de Grandpré, Pierre Curzi
, Les Boys
actors Serge Thériault
and Roc Lafortune, 2004 Star Académie
winner Stephanie Lapointe
and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
.
Negotiation
Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties, intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, to craft outcomes to satisfy...
and crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
reporter for the Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
-based Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
French-language television network TVA
TVA (TV network)
TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...
. He is best known for negotiating with suspects during hostage situations.
His 50-year career as a legal chronicler started in 1960 when he did the description of a bank robbery
Bank robbery
Bank robbery is the crime of stealing from a bank during opening hours. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, robbery is "the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of...
. http://tva.canoe.com/vosvedettes/biographie/269.html He continued to do the job for several months without receiving a salary. Soon after, he covered the assassinations of U.S. former president John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
and his brother Robert Kennedy as well as civil rights
Civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...
leader Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. In Quebec, he covered the kidnapping
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
and subsequent murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
of former Quebec Liberal Minister of Labor Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician who was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec before being kidnapped and killed by members of the group Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis. Mr...
, by the FLQ militant group in 1970. He is also well known for his badly spoken French which made him the central character of several funny anecdotes. Amongst such blunders he is remembered to have announced Kennedy's death by saying on air that the body of President Kennedy was totaled. He also has, perhaps unwillingly, rebaptised the RCMP (Gendarmerie Royale du Canada in French) la "Genmarderie Royale du Canada" ("marde" is a slang term for excrement in French). Rumor has it that he does it on purpose because of a grudge he has against them.
During his career he participated in numerous inquiries and trials as an expert and as a witness. He covered the publicized biker gang war that occurred in the province of Quebec during the 1990s as well as criminal trials of well-publicized murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
or other crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
cases such as includes the trial of several biker gang members arrested during a province-wide police
Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...
raid operation called "Printemps 2001" which significantly reduced their criminal activities around the province.
During hostage situations or other events, some criminals often asked police for a negotiation with Poirier. Recently in August 2007, he has been heavily involved over the well-publicized case of the disappearance of a 10-year old girl, Cédrika Provencher, in Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
, in a possible case of abduction
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
. http://lcn.canoe.com/lcn/infos/regional/archives/2007/08/20070827-154051.html http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070827/cedrika_update_070827/20070827?hub=TopStories
He received the Medal of Bravery by the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
in 1977 while the Quebec government honored him five times during his career.
Today, he still gives his comments on numerous recent crime cases or cold ones on the TVA
TVA (TV network)
TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...
news bulletin at 5:00PM EDT on weekdays and during the LCN
Le Canal Nouvelles
Le Canal Nouvelles is a Canadian French language Category C 24 hour headline news specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media...
morning show. During his commentary, he also discusses about the juridical system as well as federal or provincial government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
al intervention or laws related to crime measures such as gun
Gun
A gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew-served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol,...
control, prison sentences and many more. He is also the host of Le Vrai Négociateur on LCN
LCN
LCN can refer to:* Lincoln Central railway station, whose station code is LCN* Library of Congress Number. Accession number for the United States library.* The London Centre for Nanotechnology, a nanotechnology research institute in London, England...
, a 60-minute show that discusses various cases involving the juridical system in Quebec or Canada as well as various crime or disappearance cases.
He also plays an important role in the production of the television series "Le Negociateur" which aired in 2005. The second season that started on October 23, 2006 on the TVA
TVA (TV network)
TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...
television network. The series features well-known figures in Quebec culture such as Elvis Gratton
Elvis Gratton
Bob 'Elvis' Gratton is a fictional character, the subject of multiple films and a television series of the same name by Quebec director Pierre Falardeau: a series of short films released on VHS as the single 1985 film Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings, and then two sequels: Elvis...
star actor Julien Poulin
Julien Poulin
Julien Poulin is an actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and composer in Quebec, Canada. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series...
, Frederick de Grandpré, Pierre Curzi
Pierre Curzi
Pierre Curzi is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal...
, Les Boys
Les Boys
Les Boys is a 1997 Quebec-made comedy film directed by Louis Saia. It has spawned three sequels and by any measure is the most successful Quebec made film series of all time, and one of the most successful Canadian-made film series of all time.-Plot:The plot revolves around the players on a...
actors Serge Thériault
Serge Thériault
-Background:Theriault played several roles in several Quebec television series and movies since it debut in the acting industry in 1973.Theriault most famous role was in the popular television series La Petite Vie which played from 1993 to 1999 on French-Canadian television network Radio-Canada and...
and Roc Lafortune, 2004 Star Académie
Star Académie
Star Académie is a Canadian reality TV series started in 2003, aimed primarily at the Quebec television audience, featuring an array of competing young women and men for the title of the best singer...
winner Stephanie Lapointe
Stéphanie Lapointe
Stéphanie Lapointe is a Quebec singer, song writer, television and movie actress and humanitarian activist. She is best known as the winner of the second season of Star Académie, the Quebec version of Fame Academy....
and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge is a Quebec actor and film producer. He is more notable for recent major roles in Quebec films Nitro and Les 3 p'tit cochons in 2007...
.