Pacifique Plante, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pacifique Plante

Canadian lawyer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1907

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1976

Profession: lawyer, police officer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Pacifique Plante

  • Pacifique Plante (1907 – August 9, 1976 in Guadalajara, Mexico) was a crime fighting Montreal lawyer from the 1940s to the 1950s.
  • He was also known as Pax Plante. Between 1940 and 1950, he waged war against organized crime, vice and corruption in Montreal.
  • In 1948, Plante denounced corruption inside the police force.
  • With the assistance of the journalist Gérard Filion, he published a series of articles in Le Devoir (from November 1949 to February 1950) where he affirmed that police "protection" encouraged the activities of the underworld.
  • With Jean Drapeau, he took part in the Caron Inquiry, which led to the arrest of several police officers.

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