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John Galianos
Academic Preparation
Polygraph Seminars and Courses
Other Seminars and Courses
Present Employment
Polygraph Experience
Professional Services
Professional Associations
Previous Employment
Court-Qualified Expert Witness
Teaching Experience
Publications
Special Notes

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John Galianos

Present Occupation:

Certified Polygraph Examiner

Founder / Director :

Galianos Polygraphe Expert Inc.

Telephone:

514 946-8235

Fax:

450 686-0072

Email:

galianospolygraphe@total.net

Official Web Portal:

www.galianospolygraphe.com


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Postal Address

Galianos Polygraphe Expert Inc.
P.O. Box 1757, Station St. Martin
Laval, Québec  H7V 3P9
Canada

Municipal Address

Galianos Polygraphe Expert Inc.
3221 Autoroute 440 West, Suite 222
Laval, Québec  H7P 5P2
Canada

By appointment only.

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Academic Preparation

1983

    Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
    Certificate: Security Administration Program

1970

    Cégep de l'Outaouais, Hull, Québec 
    Certificate: Études collégiales – Cycle II – Sciences policières

1967 

    Collège Cordeau, Longueuil, Québec
    Diploma: Grade 12 – Commercial

1966

    Memorial High School, West New York, New Jersey, U.S.A.
    Certificate: Grade 11

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Polygraph Seminars and Courses

2006 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Las Vegas, Nevada

2005 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    San Antonio, Texas

2004 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Orlando, Florida

2003 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Reno, Nevada

2002 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Albuquerque, New Mexico

2001 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Indianapolis, Indiana

2000 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1999 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Dallas, Texas

1998 Seminar

    American Polygraph Association
    Washington, D.C.

1997 Course

    Computerized Polygraph Instrumentation
    Lafayette Instrument Company and Indiana Polygraph Association
    Indianapolis, Indiana

    Seminar

    American Polygraph Association
    San Diego, California

1996 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    New Orleans, Louisiana

    American Polygraph Association
    Colorado Springs, Colorado

1995 Seminar

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

1994 Seminar

    American Polygraph Association
    Nashville, Tennessee

1993 Seminar

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

1991 Course

    The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation
    Peel Regional Police
    Brampton, Ontario

1981 Seminar

    Delta College Polygraph Workshop
    University Cultural Center
    Detroit, Michigan

    Course

    C.P.C. Advanced Polygraph Training
    Canadian Police College
    Ottawa, Ontario

1978 Courses

    Advanced Polygraph Training
    Backster School of Lie Detection
    Ottawa, Ontario

    Behavioural Analysis Interview
    Reid College
    Chicago, Illinois

    Advanced Polygraph Training
    Keeler Polygraph Institute
    Chicago, Illinois

1977 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario

    American Polygraph Association
    Montpelier, Vermont

1976 to 1983 Seminars

    Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
    Ottawa, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba

1976 Course

    Basic Polygraph Training
    Keeler Polygraph Institute
    Chicago, Illinois

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Other Seminars and Courses

2004 Symposium

    International Symposium on Police Interviews
    École nationale de police du Québec, Nicolet, Québec

1991 Course

    Criminal Profilers' Coordinator
    Canadian Police College
    Behavioural Science Unit of the FBI
    Ottawa, Ontario

1989 Seminar

    Col. Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar
    New York State Police, Albany, New York

    Course

    Case Management in Criminal Investigation
    Maryland State Police, Pikesville, Maryland

    Seminar

    Armed Robbery
    Toronto Metropolitan Police, Toronto, Ontario

1988 Course

    Groupe tactique d'intervention - (SWAT)
    Sûreté du Québec, Duchesnay, Québec

1986 Course

    Major Crime Investigation
    Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario

1985 Course

    Sélection Plus
    Sûreté du Québec, Saint-Jérôme, Québec

1984 Course

    Groupe tactique d'intervention – (SWAT)
    Sûreté du Québec, Duchesnay, Québec

1981 Course

    Personnel Management
    Sûreté du Québec, Saint-Jérôme, Québec

1980 Course

    Forensic Hypnosis
    Law Enforcement Hypnosis Institute, Washington, D.C.

1979 Commander Course 

    Hostages and Barricaded Persons
    Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario

    Course

    Personnel Management
    Sûreté du Québec, Saint-Jérôme, Québec

1973 Course

    Patrol Techniques
    Institut de police du Québec, Nicolet, Québec

1968 Course

    Basic Training
    École de police du Québec, Montréal, Québec

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Present Employment

Mr. Galianos is the director of Galianos Polygraphe Expert, a company which he founded in 1990.

Galianos Polygraphe Expert is mandated by government, law enforcement and security organizations, the legal community, the private sector and by citizens to administer polygraph examinations for the purpose of verifying the truthfulness of statements by persons with regard to specific issues — whether criminal, civil or private — that are the object of an investigation.

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Polygraph Experience

Since becoming a polygraph examiner for the Sûreté du Québec in 1976, and up to the present day in the private sector, Mr. Galianos has administered more than 5,000 polygraph examinations in Canada, the United States and Europe.

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Professional Services

Galianos Polygraphe Expert offers these professional services:

  • Polygraph Examinations
  • Specialized Training Programs

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Polygraph Examinations

The firm offers complete services for computerized polygraph examinations to government, law enforcement and security organizations, the legal community, the private sector and to citizens.

All polygraph examinations are administered using state-of-the-art systems of computerized polygraph technology and adhering to the highest standards of excellence and ethics in the polygraph profession.

Galianos Polygraphe Expert provides in-office and on-location polygraph testing.

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Specialized Training Programs

The firm offers these specialized training programs:

  • The Use of Polygraph
  • Interviewing and Interrogation
  • Courtroom Testimony

Our specialized training programs are designed for government, law enforcement and security investigators, as well as for corporate security and loss prevention specialists.

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Professional Associations

Mr. Galianos is a member of the following professional associations:

  • Canadian Association of Police Polygraphists
  • American Polygraph Association
  • Association québécoise des intervenants en sécurité

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Previous Employment

Sûreté du Québec
Grand Quartier général
1701 Parthenais Street
Montréal, Québec  H2K 3S7
Canada

Telephone: 514 598-4242


Positions

1991-1993

Instructor - Québec Provincial Tour: Training for Investigators

    Bureau des enquêtes criminelles / Criminal Investigation Bureau
    Grand Quartier général, Montréal, Québec

    Presentation of the following courses:

  • Interviewing and Interrogation
  • Crime Scene Protection
  • Courtroom Testimony
     

1983-1991

Detective Supervisor

    L'Unité des crimes contre la personne / Crimes Against Persons Unit
    Grand Quartier général Montréal, Québec

Assistant Commander

    Groupe tactique d'intervention - GTI – (SWAT)
    Grand Quartier général, Montréal, Québec
     

1976-1983

Polygraph Examiner

    Bureau du Conseiller en enquêtes criminelles
    Grand Quartier général Montréal, Québec
     

1980-1983

    Additional function: Hypno-Investigator
     

1973 - 1976

Major Crime Investigator

    Criminal Investigation Bureau, Hull, Québec
     

1968-1973

Patrol Officer / Investigator

    Low Detachment, Low, Québec

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Court-Qualified Expert Witness

2007

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Joliette
    No.: 705-12-0178-961

    Normand Morin v. Jocelyne Parthenais

2006

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-32-089320-057
    Haissam Halawi v. Desjardins, Groupe d'assurances générales

2006

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Laval
    No.: 540-22-008817-0017-040
    Pierre Lefebvre v. AXA Insurance Company

2006

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-05-074351-023

    Nino Ferrente v. L'Union Canadienne, Compagnie d'assurances

2005

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Longueuil
    Caroline Lavoie v. Desjardins, Groupe d'assurances générales

2005

    Court of Québec, Youth Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 525-41-016743-056; No. 525-41-016742-058
    M.E.A. and M.A. - Department of Youth Protection
    (Direction de la protection de la jeunesse)

2005

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-32-083497-042
    Claude Dionne v. Desjardins, Groupe d'assurances générales

2005

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Bedford
    No.: 460-32-002992-039
    Claudia Couture v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

2005

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-22-094912-048
    Traders v. Marandola

2005

    Federal Court of Canada, Montréal, Québec
    Case: Adil Charkaoui

2005

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Saint-François
    No.: 450-05-004574-014
    Vincent Fizel v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

2004

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Longueuil
    No.: 505-22-009620-032
    Virginie Fournier v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

2004

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Joliette
    No.: 705-22-005282-031
    Patrice Morissette v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

2004

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Québec
    No.: 200-22-023506-033
    Luc Bergeron v. AXA Insurance Company

2004

    Québec Labour Court
    Ilona Kajos v. Royal Bank of Canada

2003

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Terrebonne
    No.: 700-05-011365-016
    M.-C. Gauthier and Michelle Marcotte v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

2003

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-22-07711106-022
    Bashir Ayad v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

2003

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Bedford
    No.: 455-05-000053-962
    Hydro Québec v. Michel Desaulniers

2003

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Saint-Hyacinthe
    No.: 750-05-000649-961
    Roger Guignard v. Huguette Henry

2003

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Québec
    No.: 200-05-013194-001
    Guy Latouche v. Promutuel Bellechasse, Société mutuelle d'assurances générales

2002

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Hull
    No.: 550-05-006686-987
    Jacques Bussières v. Federation Insurance Company of Canada

2002

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Hull
    No.: 550-17-000289-981
    Robert Émond v. Société des Casinos du Québec (Hull Casino)

2002

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Longueuil
    No.: 505-22-005846-003
    Chantal Hébert v. Promutuel Verchères, Société mutuelle d'assurances générales

2002

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    Ghyslain Lafrenière v. AXA Insurance Company

2002

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-02-092830-012
    Caroline Cécyre v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

2001

    Québec Labour Court
    Arbitration Hearing: Luigi Abbruzzese

2001

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Longueuil
    No.: 505-22-005330-008
    Enterprise Location d'Autos Canada Ltée v. Michel Bolduc v. Jevco Insurance Company

2001

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Richelieu
    No.: 765-17-000109-001
    Robert Beauchamp and Denise Labadie v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

2001

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-17-006445-996
    Luciano de Oliveira v. GAN, Assurances générales, Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC and Commercial Union Insurance Company

2001

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Saint-François
    No.: 450-22-000867-979
    Le Groupe Estrie-Richelieu, compagnie d'assurance v. Benjamin Walker

2000

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-05-026547-966
    Fruitival Inc. et al v. Scottish & York Insurance Co. Ltd., Martin & Lachance Inc., Sobeys Québec Inc., La Société d'hypothèques CIBC and José Magione

2000

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    No.: 500-22-034825-995
    Serge Michaud v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

2000

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Saint-François
    No.: 450-05-002512-982
    Paul-Émile L'Espérance v. The Missisquoi Insurance Company

2000

    Québec Labour Court
    City of Longueuil v. Michel Desormeaux

2000

    Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec
    Case: 
    Ferme Valbel, S.E.N.C.

1999

    Québec Labour Court
    J.-P. Garon (CSN) v. L.-H. Lafontaine

1999

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Beauce
    No.: 350-22-0000169-979
    Daniel Laflamme v. AXA Insurance Company

1998

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Saint-Hyacinthe
    No.: 450-22-0000134-979
    Brigitte Lamothe v. General Accident Insurance Company

1998

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Terrebonne
    Léo Brisebois v. Cumis Insurance Company

1998

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Saint-François
    No.: 450-22-000057-977
    Michel Croteau and Paul-Émile Letourneau v. The Missisquoi Insurance Company

1998

    Roberge Commission of Inquiry, Sept-Îles, Québec
    Commission of Inquiry into the death of Archille Vollant and Moïse Régis, in 1977

1998

    Québec Labour Court
    S. Camirand v. C. Bisson

1996

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Bedford
    No.: 460-05-000019-948
    Pierre Boisvert v. Assurances générales des caisses Desjardins

1995

    Court of Québec, Civil Division, District of Bedford
    No.: 450-01-02339-948
    R. v. Jeanne-d'Arc Lecours

1990

    Québec Superior Court, Civil Division, District of Montréal
    Expert witness – Criminal investigations
    Gossett and MUC v. Griffith

1977-1983

    Québec Superior Court, Court of Québec
    Civil and Criminal Division

    Witness – Polygraph Examiner – on Voir-Dire and Pre-sentencing

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Teaching Experience

2006 Speaker

    Présentation et utilité de la polygraphie
    Barreau de Laval, Laval, Québec

2006 Speaker

    Le langage corporel / Body Language
    Hydro Mobile, Mont-Tremblant, Québec

2006 Speaker

    Présentation du polygraphe
    Témoignage devant les tribunaux

    Industries Canada, Montréal, Québec

2005 Speaker

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    I
    ndustries Canada, Montréal, Québec

2004 Speaker 

    Les Défis d'une entrevue / Interviewing
    National Workshop of Officers of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
    Correctional Service of Canada, Cornwall, Ontario

2003 Speaker

    Le Polygraphe dans le domaine de la fraude
    Regroupement des cabinets de courtage d'assurance du Québec
    La Malbaie, Québec

2003 Speaker

    The Polygraph and Labour Law
    Les Experts dans les causes litigieuses – Usages et abus

    Annual Conference of the Canadian Bar Association
    Ottawa, Ontario

2002 Speaker

    The Polygraph in the Private Sector
    Annual Conference of the American Polygraph Association
    Albuquerque, New Mexico

2002 Speaker

    Utilisation du polygraphe
    Training for criminologists and psychologists

    Federal Training Centre, Correctional Service of Canada
    Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec

2002 Speaker

    Utilisation du polygraphe
    At the invitation of Robinson Sheppard Shapiro, Barristers & Solicitors
    Montréal, Québec

2000 Speaker

    Utilisation du polygraphe
    At the invitation of Bélanger Sauvé, Barristers & Solicitors
    Montréal, Québec

2000

    Interviewing Techniques
    Investigators for Elections Canada
    Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections
    Ottawa, Ontario

1999 Speaker

    Interviewing Techniques
    Ottawa University, Security Division, Ottawa, Ontario

1999 Speaker 

    Utilisation du polygraphe
    Montréal Defense Lawyers' Association, Montréal, Québec

1999 Speaker

    Utilisation du polygraphe
    Judges of the Court of Québec Conference, Montréal, Québec
    Districts: Montréal, Laval, Joliette and Saint-Jérôme
    Divisions: Penal, Civil, Criminal and Youth

1999 Speaker

    Utilisation du polygraphe
    Provincial Lawyers' Association, Hull, Québec

1999 Speaker

    Interviewing and Behavioural Observations
    The Canadian Society for Industrial Security Inc.
    Ottawa, Ontario

1998-1997 Speaker 

    Criminal Interrogation
    Québec Research Bureau on Organized Crime
    Québec, Québec

1996 Speaker 

    The Polygraph
    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Insurance Bureau of Canada, Investigative Services

    Montreal and Quebec, Québec

1996 Speaker 

    The Polygraph
    Interviewing and Interrogation

    Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
    Montreal, Quebec

1995 Speaker 

    Computerized Polygraph
    World Association of Detectives Inc.
    Montréal, Québec

1994 Speaker

    Computerized Polygraph
    Interviewing and Interrogation

    Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
    Toronto, Ontario

1993 Speaker 

    Homicide Investigators International Seminar
    Metropolitan Toronto Police, Homicide Squad
    Toronto, Ontario

1993 Course (23 weeks) 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Court Testimony

    Presented to officers of Game and Wildlife Conservation
    Duchesnay, Québec

1974-1993 Courses 

    Drug Investigative Techniques
    Major Crime Investigation
    Criminal Intelligence
    The Polygraph

    Canadian Police College
    Ottawa, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia

1992 Speaker

    Courtroom Testimony: Case / Witness / Testimony Preparation
    Interviewing and Interrogation
    5th Annual Armed Robbery Seminar, Toronto, Ontario

1991 Courses 

    Court Testimony
    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Crime Scene Protection

    Québec Provincial Tour
    Courses presented to officers of the Sûreté du Québec

1991 Courses 

    Homicide
    Criminal Interrogation

    Ontario Police College, Aylmer-West, Ontario

1991 Course 

    Interviewing Witnesses
    National Energy Board of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

1991 Speaker 

    Interrogation of Suspects
    How the Guilty Reveal Themselves

    International Association of Auto Theft Investigators - I.A.A.T.I.
    Boston, Massachusetts

1991 Speaker 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    International Association of Credit Card Investigators
    Toronto, Ontario

1991 Speaker 

    The Role of the Investigator and the Coroner on a Homicide Scene
    Association of Québec Coroners' Annual Conference
    Québec, Québec

1991 Speaker 

    Interviewing Methods
    Retail Council of Canada, Toronto, Ontario

1990 Speaker 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Crime in Industry Seminar, Toronto, Ontario

1990 Course 

    Investigative Training
    Institut de police du Québec, Nicolet, Québec

1989 Speaker 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Armed Robbery Seminar, Toronto, Ontario

1989 Speaker 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    For Canadian and American Brink's investigators
    Brink's International, Darien, Connecticut

1989 Speaker 

    Interviewing and Interrogation 
    International Auto Theft Investigators' Seminar
    Montréal, Québec

1984-1989 Course 

    Investigative Methods
    Security Administration Program, Concordia University
    Montréal, Québec

1985 Courses 

    Homicide
    Criminal Interrogation

    Ontario Police College, Aylmer-West, Ontario

1983 Course 

    Interview and Interrogation
    Special course presented to Libyan police officers
    Concordia University, Montréal, Québec

1982 Speaker 

    The Polygraph
    At the invitation of the Québec Bar Association
    Montréal, Québec

1980 Course 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Special course presented to Kuwaitian police officers
    Concordia University, Montréal, Québec

1980-1989 Courses 

    Investigative Training
    Interviewing and Interrogation

    National Harbour Police, Cornwall, Ontario

1974-1990 Courses 

    Interviewing and Interrogation
    Investigative Training

    Royal Canadian Mounted Police

  • "A" Division – Ottawa, Ontario
  • "C" Division – Montréal, Québec
  • "E" Division – Vancouver, British Columbia

1977 Speaker 

    The Polygraph
    Association of Substitutes for the Attorney General of Québec Conference,
    Chicoutimi, Québec

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Publications

2004 

    Searching for the Truth / La recherche de la vérité
    Correctional Service of Canada

2003 

    The Polygraph
    Canadian Bar Association – (Labour and Employment Law)

2000

    Le Guide de l'entrevue en matière d'incendie criminel
    Insurance Bureau of Canada, Investigative Services

1999 

    The Human Polygraph
    Canadian Society of Industrial Security

1996

    Le Guide de l'entrevue en matière d'agression sexuelle
    École nationale de police du Québec, Nicolet, Québec

1993 

    Getting the Truth out of People
    Toronto Police Association; Canadian Security

1993 

    Le Polygraphe
    Professionnelle de l'assurance

1993 

    Le Guide d'entrevue / Interview Guide
    Training - Sûreté du Québec

1992

    Court Testimony; Case / Witness / Testimony Preparation
    Training - Sûreté du Québec

1992

    Guide: Homicide Scene
    Training - Sûreté du Québec

1992

    Video: Crime Scene Protection
    Training - Sûreté du Québec

1986

    L'Entrevue et l'interrogatoire en enquête criminelle
    Training - Sûreté du Québec et Collège canadien de police

1979

    L'Entrevue et l'interrogatoire pour enquêteur spécialisé
    Training - Sûreté du Québec et Collège canadien de police

1977 

    Le Polygraphe
    Sûreté du Québec

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Special Notes

2005

    Received Certificate of Advanced and Specialized Training from the American Polygraph Association;

2004

    Mandated by CBC The National to administer a polygraph examination to be conducted within the framework of an investigation into the terrorist group Al-Quaida;

2002

    Mandated by the American Polygraph Association, Educational Accreditation Committee to inspect the Canadian Police College Polygraph School, in Ottawa, Ontario;

2001

    Named Polygraph School Inspector by the American Polygraph Association, Educational Accreditation Committee;

1997

    Mandated by a law firm in Houston, Texas, to administer a polygraph examination in the Cayman Islands in the case of the Bre-X Gold Mine Scandal;

1989

    Awarded The Police Exemplary Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada;

1979

    Mandated to participate in the formation of Canada's only polygraph school to be located at the Canadian Police College, in Ottawa, Ontario.
     

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