Updated 2008-03-02
We know that many lawyers are correct, but often they don't tell all...
The right of all citizens is to be informed about this apparent conflict concerning Minister Michael Fortier and his brother-in-law the lawyer Pierre Delisle :
Lawyer, Senator and Minister Michael Fortier is cited, about the 93M$ federal lawsuit launched to recover our stolen money from Groupaction, Lafleur Communication and others : "We're going to continue to do what's necessary with our lawyers to try to recover all of the money that we believe we're owed," said Public Works Minister Michael Fortier. (Canadian Press, Wed June 27, 2007)
On the other hand, Michael Fortier failed to reveal the following important fact, keeping taxpayers in the dark :
1) PC Minister Michael Fortier, Ottawa, is the brother-in-law of one of the two senior associates of the law firm Pothier Delisle in Montreal and Quebec, lawyer Pierre Delisle (law firm now renamed to Morency Associates, why?). Lawyer Delisle is married to ex-minister Margaret Fortier-Delisle in Charest’s government.
2) This same law firm Pothier Delisle is the one since March 2005 defending Groupaction Marketing Inc., Jean Brault, Gosselin Relations publiques Inc., and Groupaxion Nouveaux Médias Inc. , in the 93M$ Federal lawsuit started in March 2005. In February 2006, Minister Michael Fortier was fighting to recover 63,000,000$, while his brother-in-law, until September 2006, time at which he left suddenly his law firm, was fighting TO STOP Michael Fortier from recovering the stolen money ! The same renamed firm continues to defend the lawsuit to this day. (Quebec Superior Court Number 500-17-024768-056)
3) Moreover, Groupaction, Jean Brault, Lafleur Communication, Gosselin Relations Publique etc., as in the past, continue to have now their head office and companies’ addresses at the exact address of Pothier Delisle (today Morency société d'Avocats), 500 Place d’Armes, suite 2420, Montreal. ( Enterprise Register)
It is easy to verify the above information but taxpayers cann't imagine it.
Since September 14, 2006, lawyer Pierre Delisle works with Heenan Blaikie (Quebec-City). His brother-in-law, Senator and Minister Michael Fortier is nominated at Public Works since February 6, 2006, more than 7 months before lawyer Delisle left Pothier Delisle. His wife Margaret Fortier-Delisle (Minister's sister) did quit politics on February 7, 2007. The law firm Pothier Delisle became Pothier Morency on September 15, 2006, why?. In January 2007, the other co-founder lawyer Roger Pothier also left the firm which then became Morency société d'Avocats on March 17, 2007. Why?
We know that many lawyers are correct, but often they don't tell all...
The right of all citizens is to be informed about this apparent conflict concerning Minister Michael Fortier and his brother-in-law the lawyer Pierre Delisle :
Lawyer, Senator and Minister Michael Fortier is cited, about the 93M$ federal lawsuit launched to recover our stolen money from Groupaction, Lafleur Communication and others : "We're going to continue to do what's necessary with our lawyers to try to recover all of the money that we believe we're owed," said Public Works Minister Michael Fortier. (Canadian Press, Wed June 27, 2007)
On the other hand, Michael Fortier failed to reveal the following important fact, keeping taxpayers in the dark :
1) PC Minister Michael Fortier, Ottawa, is the brother-in-law of one of the two senior associates of the law firm Pothier Delisle in Montreal and Quebec, lawyer Pierre Delisle (law firm now renamed to Morency Associates, why?). Lawyer Delisle is married to ex-minister Margaret Fortier-Delisle in Charest’s government.
2) This same law firm Pothier Delisle is the one since March 2005 defending Groupaction Marketing Inc., Jean Brault, Gosselin Relations publiques Inc., and Groupaxion Nouveaux Médias Inc. , in the 93M$ Federal lawsuit started in March 2005. In February 2006, Minister Michael Fortier was fighting to recover 63,000,000$, while his brother-in-law, until September 2006, time at which he left suddenly his law firm, was fighting TO STOP Michael Fortier from recovering the stolen money ! The same renamed firm continues to defend the lawsuit to this day. (Quebec Superior Court Number 500-17-024768-056)
3) Moreover, Groupaction, Jean Brault, Lafleur Communication, Gosselin Relations Publique etc., as in the past, continue to have now their head office and companies’ addresses at the exact address of Pothier Delisle (today Morency société d'Avocats), 500 Place d’Armes, suite 2420, Montreal. ( Enterprise Register)
It is easy to verify the above information but taxpayers cann't imagine it.
Since September 14, 2006, lawyer Pierre Delisle works with Heenan Blaikie (Quebec-City). His brother-in-law, Senator and Minister Michael Fortier is nominated at Public Works since February 6, 2006, more than 7 months before lawyer Delisle left Pothier Delisle. His wife Margaret Fortier-Delisle (Minister's sister) did quit politics on February 7, 2007. The law firm Pothier Delisle became Pothier Morency on September 15, 2006, why?. In January 2007, the other co-founder lawyer Roger Pothier also left the firm which then became Morency société d'Avocats on March 17, 2007. Why?
