Remembrance Day 'sergeant' Franck Gervais not in the military, DND says
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this emotionally stunted asswipe isn't a criminal but rather a low-end douchebag and a rounder compensating for his lack of accomplishments and moral compass. his wife and family should be ashamed and his friends should sort him out.
he is in far more danger being recognized after the bars close than from julian fantino and his orchestra.
he is in far more danger being recognized after the bars close than from julian fantino and his orchestra.
The guy is just trying to appropriate military-cred without doing any of the work and not doing a damned thing to help vets. He shouldn't be punished. He should run for office.
Sounds about right. As for people who want to criminalise those who insult venerated institutions, I guess they love what Putin did to P*ssy Riot.
Sorry
Why should his family be ashamed of his actions. We're not in China.
And strangely enough, as angry as the military is at him. I'd take a gander that the death threats have been coming from other wannabes
really? :lol:
there's young franck (with a fukkin' 'c' no less like that odd wee mr. egglehoffer from 'father of the bride' ) pretending to be a cowboy/spaceman/batman/lawyer or whatever again...isn't he precious, so special. yeah, ok.
like I said, in more danger from an attitude adjustment on bank street than the professional military.
This is what a properly formed beret looks like:
Cpl Nick Bulger PPCLI died Afghanistan 2009.
My brother, retired MCpl, 1 RCR:
Hate people that fake military service.. they should be forced to preform military service for a year or two.
Franck Gervais, Remembrance Day 'sergeant,' now receiving threats
Franck Gervais, Remembrance Day 'sergeant,' now receiving threats
The wife of a man who claimed to be a decorated soldier during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa says she and her husband feel trapped and have been receiving death threats since CBC News wrote about him on Wednesday.
Speaking in French on the doorstep of her home in west Quebec Thursday, the woman told CBC News repeatedly that she couldn't comment on Franck Gervais's uniform or why he was wearing it at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Asked if a reporter could speak to Gervais directly, his wife said he wasn't speaking to CBC at the moment.
Ottawa police announced Thursday that they've launched an official investigation into Gervais, following "multiple complaints" from the public.
The Department of National Defence on Wednesday confirmed that Gervais, who represented himself as a decorated soldier on Tuesday, is not a member of the Canadian Forces.
'I'm shocked,' says Gervais's boss
Gervais has worked at Potvin Construction for 12 years, most recently building wooden staircases, said the company's general manager, Martin Savard, on Thursday. He said Gervais had told fellow employees he used to be in the military.
"He basically told us that he used to be a member of the military," Savard said.
Savard said he was shocked when he arrived at work Thursday morning and discovered through colleagues that Gervais was in the news.
"I'm shocked, definitely shocked," Savard said. "It's not something you expect, either from your own employee or from anybody. I mean, you have to pay respect with people who went to war and earned those medals. So definitely, Potvin Construction does not agree with that type of behaviour.
"We're not sure what our obligations are, so we're going to look into it and take the proper action."
Veterans complained
A number of veterans and current soldiers complained after seeing Gervais being interviewed on CBC's special live broadcast of the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Section 419 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it illegal to falsely impersonate a member of the Canadian Forces by wearing a uniform and displaying badges, medals, ribbons, chevrons and other decorations they did not earn in service performed in war.
"Such activities are a disservice to the proud men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, who earn the right to wear their uniforms through their hard work and the sacrifices they make for our country," a spokesperson for the Defence Department said in a statement Wednesday.
No charges have been laid against Gervais.
Gervais was interviewed while wearing an army dress uniform with sergeant's chevrons and the cap badge of the Royal Canadian Regiment. He was sporting the maroon beret reserved for soldiers who are active-duty paratroopers, as well as an active paratrooper's jump wings on his chest.
One piece of insignia Gervais wore that immediately caught the eye of many soldiers was his Patrol Pathfinder badge. That is only worn by paratroopers who pass a gruelling course intended to recreate the experience of being dropped behind enemy lines — a course with a failure rate of up to 90 per cent.
But what has most irked soldiers and veterans were his five medals, particularly the Medal of Bravery, one of the highest decorations in the Canadian Forces, which has been awarded to a select few soldiers in recent years for bravery in hazardous circumstances.
A Facebook post, which has since been taken down, showed Gervais wearing a similar uniform at his wedding earlier this year.
source: Franck Gervais, Remembrance Day 'sergeant,' now receiving threats - Ottawa - CBC News
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"Section 419 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it illegal to falsely impersonate a member of the Canadian Forces by wearing a uniform and displaying badges, medals, ribbons, chevrons and other decorations they did not earn in service performed in war."
Punishment, 1 year service in the military.
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My bad.. double post
http://forums.canadiancontent.net/news/129672-remembrance-day-sergeant-franck-gervais.html
Franck Gervais, Remembrance Day 'sergeant,' now receiving threats
The wife of a man who claimed to be a decorated soldier during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa says she and her husband feel trapped and have been receiving death threats since CBC News wrote about him on Wednesday.
Speaking in French on the doorstep of her home in west Quebec Thursday, the woman told CBC News repeatedly that she couldn't comment on Franck Gervais's uniform or why he was wearing it at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Asked if a reporter could speak to Gervais directly, his wife said he wasn't speaking to CBC at the moment.
Ottawa police announced Thursday that they've launched an official investigation into Gervais, following "multiple complaints" from the public.
The Department of National Defence on Wednesday confirmed that Gervais, who represented himself as a decorated soldier on Tuesday, is not a member of the Canadian Forces.
'I'm shocked,' says Gervais's boss
Gervais has worked at Potvin Construction for 12 years, most recently building wooden staircases, said the company's general manager, Martin Savard, on Thursday. He said Gervais had told fellow employees he used to be in the military.
"He basically told us that he used to be a member of the military," Savard said.
Savard said he was shocked when he arrived at work Thursday morning and discovered through colleagues that Gervais was in the news.
"I'm shocked, definitely shocked," Savard said. "It's not something you expect, either from your own employee or from anybody. I mean, you have to pay respect with people who went to war and earned those medals. So definitely, Potvin Construction does not agree with that type of behaviour.
"We're not sure what our obligations are, so we're going to look into it and take the proper action."
Veterans complained
A number of veterans and current soldiers complained after seeing Gervais being interviewed on CBC's special live broadcast of the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Section 419 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it illegal to falsely impersonate a member of the Canadian Forces by wearing a uniform and displaying badges, medals, ribbons, chevrons and other decorations they did not earn in service performed in war.
"Such activities are a disservice to the proud men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, who earn the right to wear their uniforms through their hard work and the sacrifices they make for our country," a spokesperson for the Defence Department said in a statement Wednesday.
No charges have been laid against Gervais.
Gervais was interviewed while wearing an army dress uniform with sergeant's chevrons and the cap badge of the Royal Canadian Regiment. He was sporting the maroon beret reserved for soldiers who are active-duty paratroopers, as well as an active paratrooper's jump wings on his chest.
One piece of insignia Gervais wore that immediately caught the eye of many soldiers was his Patrol Pathfinder badge. That is only worn by paratroopers who pass a gruelling course intended to recreate the experience of being dropped behind enemy lines — a course with a failure rate of up to 90 per cent.
But what has most irked soldiers and veterans were his five medals, particularly the Medal of Bravery, one of the highest decorations in the Canadian Forces, which has been awarded to a select few soldiers in recent years for bravery in hazardous circumstances.
A Facebook post, which has since been taken down, showed Gervais wearing a similar uniform at his wedding earlier this year.
source: Franck Gervais, Remembrance Day 'sergeant,' now receiving threats - Ottawa - CBC News
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"Section 419 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it illegal to falsely impersonate a member of the Canadian Forces by wearing a uniform and displaying badges, medals, ribbons, chevrons and other decorations they did not earn in service performed in war."
Punishment, 1 year service in the military.
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My bad.. double post
http://forums.canadiancontent.net/news/129672-remembrance-day-sergeant-franck-gervais.html
Let it go, the person he did the most harm to is himself. There's not much worse than being known as a phony!
Apparently the war surplus store where he got his "costume" has also been getting threats, WTF ?,
The ones making the threats are probably tough guy wannabes themselves. With all of this going on I bet the soldier who reported him to the media regrets doing so, though I am sure he has no regrets referring this up the chain of command to report him to the police.
But in the end, a fine or community service will likely suffice.
But in the end, a fine or community service will likely suffice.
Getting dressed up in a bad fake of a uniform and going around telling folks you're a war hero.
It's still insulting. Slap a fine on him equal to the cost of the police investigation and call it even.
First, it ain't insulting, it's pathetic.
Second, why should this insult be illegal, and other insults be OK?
I have a principle here. Criminalize only activity that causes actual harm to other people.
What's your principle?
There have been cases of fake police officers suddenly getting swept up in a police activity putting themselves and others at risk.
I am not aware of the same for fake fire fighters but one could imagine it if a fire suddenly ignited nearby and he's called in to help.
Less likely for a soldier on remembrance day but one could imagine a sudden state of military emergency and he's called to lead troops right away. Highly unlikely, yes, but there is a reason for the law.