Moncef Guitouni
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Moncef Guitouni was a psycho-sociologist in Quebec
, Canada
.
Born and raised in Tunis
, Tunisia
, he studied in France
and moved to Canada in 1968.
Guitouni supported the Liberals in the 1980s and became President
of the ADQ
in 1994.
During the provincial election campaign of 1994
, Radio Canada’s news program Le Point
claimed that he had a faked resume, questioned his business practices and likened him to a con artist.
Guitouni was fired on the spot by the ADQ
, while many of his customers walked away from his clinics.
The accusations made against him turned out to be wrong. On February 2, 1998, ADQ
Leader Mario Dumont
offered a public apology for having made a rushed decision concerning Guitouni.
On October 10, 2000, the Superior Court of Quebec condemned Radio Canada for defamation
against Guitouni. The broadcaster had to pay $635,355 to the plaintiff
.
He is married to Agnes Guitouni and never had children.
August 19, 2011, Moncef Guitouni died at the age of 72 years old.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Born and raised in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, he studied in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and moved to Canada in 1968.
Guitouni supported the Liberals in the 1980s and became President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the ADQ
Action démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
in 1994.
During the provincial election campaign of 1994
Quebec general election, 1994
The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr.....
, Radio Canada’s news program Le Point
Le Point
Le Point is a French weekly news magazine. It was founded in 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of L'Express, which was then owned by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a député of the Parti Radical...
claimed that he had a faked resume, questioned his business practices and likened him to a con artist.
Guitouni was fired on the spot by the ADQ
Action démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
, while many of his customers walked away from his clinics.
The accusations made against him turned out to be wrong. On February 2, 1998, ADQ
Action démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
Leader Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...
offered a public apology for having made a rushed decision concerning Guitouni.
On October 10, 2000, the Superior Court of Quebec condemned Radio Canada for defamation
Slander and libel
Defamation—also called calumny, vilification, traducement, slander , and libel —is the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government, or nation a negative image...
against Guitouni. The broadcaster had to pay $635,355 to the plaintiff
Plaintiff
A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used in some jurisdictions for the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court...
.
He is married to Agnes Guitouni and never had children.
August 19, 2011, Moncef Guitouni died at the age of 72 years old.