Jacques Duchesneau

Jacques Duchesneau, CM (born February 7, 1949) is a French Canadian civil servant and former Chief of Police.

He holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the École nationale d'administration publique and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Université de Montréal. He is currently completing his doctorate degree at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Law enforcement career

From 1994 to 1998, he was Chief of Police and Chief of Staff of the Montreal Urban Community Police Service.

He served as Treasurer of the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (1994–1998); Vice-President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (1993–1997); and President of the Quebec Association of Police Directors (1993–1997).

In 2002, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, the Crown corporation responsible for the security of air traffic within Canada. He left the organization in 2008. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

City politics

Duchesneau tried to start a political career in 1998. He founded Parti Nouveau Montréal and ran simultaneously for Mayor of Montreal and Councillor of that city.

In the mayoral contest, he finished second with 26% of the vote, behind incumbent Pierre Bourque (44%) but ahead of RCM candidate Michel Prescott (14%) and former Mayor Jean Doré (10%).

Duchesneau also lost the race to become City Councillor of the district of Ahuntsic. He finished second with 27% of the vote against Vision Montreal incumbent Hasmig Belleli (49%).

Three candidates of Parti Nouveau Montréal were elected to the City Council, but two of them eventually sat as Independents and the party ceased to exist not long before the 2001 election.

Duchesneau was appointed to head the anti-corruption unit UPAC (Unité permanente anticorruption) to investigate allegations of corruption within Transport Quebec and the construction industry. He leaked to the media an 88-page report which documented cases of corruption and painted a picture of entangled web linking construction companies, organized crime, Transport Quebec and political donations. On October 28, 2011, he was fired by his boss Robert Lafrenière, the head of UPAC. A statement issued by UPAC said Lafrenière and Duchesneau could no longer ‘continue their collaboration’.

Affiliations

He is a serving member of the Canadian Armed Forces. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Red Cross Society. He has written articles on security, terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, police ethics, and leadership.

Honors

• In 1996, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
• In 1996 he was Chief Reviewing Officer of Montreal's St. Patrick's Parade.
• In 2002 he received Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal.
• In 2006, he was made a Knight of the Ordre National du Mérite.
• In 2005 he was promoted to be the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.
• He was knighted by the Order of St. John in 2001.

References

• AWARDS TO CANADIANS
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Military offices
Preceded by Ben Weider	Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 2005 – Current	Succeeded by Incumbent