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Proactive Disclosure
Guilty Pleas
December 7, 2009
* Please note that the "banners" column does not make reference to oil companies, but rather to the posted banner by the gasoline stations.
While some of the accused operated under the name or "banner" of a major oil company, in these cases, the local operators of the gas stations were responsible for setting the final price at the pump.
| Company | Market(s) | Banner* | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Pétroles Therrien Inc. Distributions Pétrolières Therrien Inc. |
Victoriaville Thetford Mines Sherbrooke |
Pétro-T | $179,000 |
| Ultramar Ltd. | Victoriaville Thetford Mines |
Ultramar | $1,850,000 |
| Philippe Gosselin and Associés Limitée |
Victoriaville Thetford Mines |
Shell | $600,000 |
| Les Pétroles Cadrin Inc. | Victoriaville | Sonerco | $90,000 |
| Individual | Market | Employer | Fine | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Ouellet | Victoriaville Thetford Mines |
Ultramar Ltée | $50,000 | |
| Daniel Leblond | Victoriaville | Global Fuels Inc. | $10,000 | |
| Pierre Bourassa | Magog Sherbrooke |
Global Fuels Inc. | 12 months in jail, to be served in the community |
|
| Magog Sherbrooke |
Global Fuels Inc. | $5,000 | 12 months in jail, to be served in the community |
|
| Carol Lehoux | Victoriaville Thetford Mines |
Philippe Gosselin and Associés Limitée |
10 months in jail, to be served in the community |
|
| André Bilodeau | Victoriaville Thetford Mines |
Philippe Gosselin and Associés Limitée |
10 months in jail, to be served in the community |
|
| Jean-Yves Plourde | Victoriaville | Les Variétés Jean-Yves Plourde Inc. |
$10,000 | 150 hours of community service |
| Daniel Drouin | Victoriaville | Les Pétroles Cadrin Inc. | $10,000 | Absolute discharge** |
| Gisèle Durand | Sherbrooke | n/a | $20,000 | 4 months in jail, to be served in the community |
| Michel Dubreuil | Sherbrooke | n/a | $25,000 | 6 months in jail, to be served in the community |
**The Director of Public Prosecutions has filed a motion with the Quebec Court of Appeal to appeal this sentence. On October 2nd, the motion to appeal was deferred to a panel of three judges and will be heard by the panel on March 19, 2010.
Prohibition Orders
| Company | Market | Sentence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9045-0586 Québec Inc. | Sherbrooke | Prohibition Order | Stay of proceedings |
Stay of Proceedings
| Parties | Markets | Employer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Variétés Jean-Yves Plourde Inc. |
Victoriaville | Stay of proceedings | |
| Michel Lehoux | Victoriaville Thetford Mines |
Philippe Gosselin and Associés Limitée |
Stay of proceedings |
