Pacifique Plante (1907 – August 9, 1976 in

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) was a crime fighting

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from the 1940s to the 1950s. He was also known as Pax Plante. Jean Drapeau et Pacifique Plante 1954

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

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, he published a series of articles in ''

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'' (from November 1949 to February 1950) where he affirmed that police "protection" encouraged the activities of the underworld. With

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, he took part in the Caron Inquiry, which led to the arrest of several police officers.

Books about Plante

The non-fiction book ''City Unique'' by

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deals with his fight against vice in Montreal. The book has won a QSPELL Award. *Pax lutte à finir avec la pègre -

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Pax Plante affronte la pègre

Pax Plante, Nov. 1949 article in Le Devoir

1907 births 1976 deaths Lawyers from Montreal {{Canada-law-bio-stub