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Pierre Bourque, who claims to be Canada's best known Internet personality, owns and operates the online news site Bourque Newswatch.

He ran for Parliament in the 1993 Canadian election as a Liberal candidate in the Montreal riding of Rosemont, and lost to Lucien Bouchard's Bloc Québécois.

His paternal grandfather, E.A. Bourque, is a former Mayor of Ottawa and his maternal grandfather, Marc T. McNeil, is a former sports editor of the Montreal Gazette.

Hic claims to authorship of several books, and to being an Internet news authority, have been contested.[1]

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-'''Pierre Bourque''', [[Canada]]'s best known Internet personality, owns and operates the hugely popular online news site ''[[Bourque Newswatch]]''.
+'''Pierre Bourque''',  who claims to be [[Canada]]'s best known Internet personality, owns and operates the online news site ''[[Bourque Newswatch]]''.
+He ran for [[Parliament]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1993|1993 Canadian election]] as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate in the [[Montreal]] riding of [[Rosemont (electoral district)|Rosemont]], and lost to [[Lucien Bouchard]]'s [[Bloc Québécois]].
-He is an accomplished [[artist]] and his oil paintings are included in a number of important collections, including the private collection of [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]].
-He is a seasoned journalist, author of 4 books, and myriad news columns covering the advent and growth of the Internet through the 1990's. In the last 5 years, he has been a regular voice on a variety of Canadian radio stations from coast-to-coast, including [[CFRA]] in [[Ottawa]] where he can be often heard hosting a variety of current affairs newstalk programs.
-He is a former alderman for the city of [[Ottawa]] and a former councillor for the [[Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario|Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton]]. He ran for [[Parliament]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1993|1993 Canadian election]] as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate in the [[Montreal]] riding of [[Rosemont (electoral district)|Rosemont]], finishing second to [[Lucien Bouchard]]'s [[Bloc Québécois]], then at its apogee.
-In the 1980s, he raced automobiles in Europe and North America and he is currently a member of the board of directors of the [[Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame]].
 His paternal grandfather, [[E.A. Bourque]], is a former [[Mayor of Ottawa]] and his maternal grandfather, Marc T. McNeil, is a former sports editor of the ''[[Montreal Gazette]]''.
+Hic claims to authorship of several books, and to being an Internet news authority, have been contested.[http://www.rrj.ca/issue/2001/summer/351/]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.bourque.org Bourque Newswatch]
+* [http://www.pierrebourque.com Personal site]
+* [http://www.bourque.org ''Bourque Newswatch'']
+* [http://www.thecommentary.ca/ontheline/20050307a.html Audio interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA, Monday, 07 March 2005]
+* [http://www.rrj.ca/issue/2001/summer/351/ Ryerson Review of Journalism article challenging Bourque's claims]
-* [http://www.thecommentary.ca/ontheline/20050307a.html Audio interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA, Monday, 07 March 2005]
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