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| Born | New Brunswick, Canada |
| Website | charlesotherpersonalitie |
Charles LeBlanc is a Canadian blogger and political activist based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Life
Activism
In June 2003, LeBlanc started a protest camp outside of the New Brunswick Legislative Building in Fredericton, where for the next six months he spent living in a tent to protest the use of Ritalin to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). His protest, during which he received 10,000 signatures, finished in December 2003.
Blogging
According to LeBlanc, he was introduced to blogging by benefactors, from whom he received a computer and a digital camera. In June 2006, LeBlanc was banned from entering the property of the legislative building by a committee of members of the provincial legislature, alleging that LeBlanc would harass legislative staff.
On January 19, 2012, LeBlanc's apartment was raided by Fredericton City Police officers and charged him with libel under Section 301 of the Criminal Code of Canada in relation to a 2011 blog post he made about one of their police officers. In response to the charge, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association wrote a letter to Fredericton police Chief Barry MacKnight questioning the force's treatment of LeBlanc, with Fredericton mayor Brad Woodside further expressing disagreement with the city police force's handling of the situation. In May 2012, the provincial government announced that the charges against LeBlanc would not proceed under the consensus that Section 301 was unconstitutional. LeBlanc's blog was eventually taken down by Google on August 18, 2014, after receiving a complaint from Fredericton Chief Administrative Officer Chris MacPherson regarding LeBlanc's content about the police force. He was arrested in November 2016 under libel charges for a second time, which were again not approved by the Crown in May 2017.
On June 3, 2017, LeBlanc filmed a video interviewing a man later be revealed to be Matthew Raymond, who in 2018 went on to carry out a mass shooting in Fredericton killing four people including two police officers. In the video, Raymond was outside of the legislative building, making inflammatory statements and protesting against Muslim immigrants, wearing a sandwich board reading "No Sharia Law". LeBlanc presses Raymond on the validity of his claims and asks him if he has a mental illness.
Personal life
LeBlanc has ADHD, which has been one of the focal points of his blogging, along with poverty.
References
- ^ Charelli, Nina (December 13, 2003). "Ritalin protester gets say in House after enduring six months in tent". Telegraph-Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- Watson, Jennifer (August 7, 2003). "Protester says Ritalin prescribed too much for kids with ADD". Telegraph-Journal. p. 5. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Austen, Ian (November 27, 2006). "A Blogger Who's a Court-Approved Journalist". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- Hagerman, Shannon (June 21, 2006). "Blogger-activist banned from legislature". Telegraph-Journal. p. A1. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Hagerman, Shannon (June 21, 2006). "Blogger: Decision made two weeks ago to ban LeBlanc". Telegraph-Journal. p. A2. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Fredericton blogger jailed, apartment raided". NB Media Co-op. January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Controversial blogger charged with libel". CBC News. January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Fredericton police questioned about libel claim". CBC News. February 2, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Woodside concerned over handling of blogger's arrest". CBC News. April 23, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Fredericton blogger libel charges won't proceed". CBC News. May 4, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Charles LeBlanc's blog shut down". From the Margins. NB Media Co-Op. August 27, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "'The end of the road': libel charge against Charles LeBlanc not approved". CBC News. May 9, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "Video emerges of alleged N.B. shooter making false statement about Muslims". Global News. The Canadian Press. September 5, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- "Man accused of Fredericton mass shooting downloaded disturbing videos, jurors told". CityNews. The Canadian Press. October 14, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2024.