Serge LeClerc
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Serge LeClerc (24 October 1949 ā 16 April 2011) was a pardoned Canadian ex-criminal, former politician and co-author of the autobiography Untwisted.[1][2]
Serge LeClerc | |
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MLA for Saskatoon Northwest | |
In office 21 November 2007 ā 31 August 2010 | |
Preceded by | Ted Merriman |
Succeeded by | Gordon Wyant |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-10-24)24 October 1949 New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | 16 April 2011(2011-04-16) (aged 61) Trenton, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Saskatchewan Party Independent |
Occupation | Writer, youth counsellor |
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.