▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁investig ative ▁journalist ▁from ▁Quebec . ▁▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁built ▁his ▁reputation ▁through ▁investig ations ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Security ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁( CS IS ), ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁( RC MP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces , ▁he ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁controvers y ▁created ▁in ▁Canada ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁book ▁Le ▁Liv re ▁no ir ▁du ▁Canada ▁anglais ▁(" The ▁Black ▁Book ▁of ▁English ▁Canada ") ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁to ▁a ▁Roman ian ▁imm igr ant ▁who ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁but cher ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁fortune ▁in ▁real ▁estate ▁and ▁a ▁French ▁Canadian ▁mother , ▁L ester ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁ 3 5 - year ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁Radio - Can ada , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁found ▁himself ▁posted ▁around ▁the ▁Western ▁world , ▁being ▁posted ▁in ▁Washington , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁as ▁parliament ary ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁Ott awa . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁study ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Security ▁Int elligence ▁Service , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁duties ▁formerly ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁the ▁RC MP . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁string ▁of ▁reports ,