For the political columnist see Michel C. Auger. For the politician see Michel Auger (politician)
Michel Auger (born 1944) is a Canadian journalist. He was a crime reporter with Le Journal de Montréal and spent 42 years in journalism, starting out as a freelancer before becoming well known for covering organized crime, including years of strife between rival motorcycle gangs in the province of Quebec. In 2000, he was shot six times in the back during an attack outside the newspaper office.
Career [link]
As a young reporter in his home province of Quebec, Auger started off freelancing stories, but gravitated towards crime reporting, where he made his mark on the journalism industry as a reporter who could communicate with both the police and the criminal element in the pursuit of stories. Over the years, he wrote on topics including the Mafia, criminal gangs and other topics, including the long and bloody conflict through the 1990s between rival Quebec motorcycle gangs, the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine.
In the midst of that conflict, around 11 a.m. on September 13, 2000, Auger was in the Le Journal parking lot when an assailant came up behind him and shot him six times in the back. Despite his wounds, Auger was able to call 911 and summon help, and eventually recovered from the injuries, although doctors were unable to remove three of the bullets. Police have continued to investigate the shooting, but have not made any arrests.
Auger has also written several books on crime and crime reporting, including his memoirs, The Biker Who Shot Me [1] and The Encyclopedia of Canadian Organized Crime [2] with Peter Edwards.
Auger's work has been recognized with a number of awards, including one from the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression,[3] the National Newspaper Association and the Quebec government.
On August 28, 2006, Auger announced his retirement from daily reporting. [4] He intends to continue to write columns, as well as work on television projects and more books.
External links [link]
- Canadian Association of Journalists statement regarding the attack on Auger
- Ryerson Review of Journalism article regarding the Auger shooting and its effect on editors assigning reporters to stories
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Michel Auger (politician)
Michel Auger (November 18, 1830 – May 12, 1909) was a Canadian politician, farmer and mill owner. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1882 federal election as an Independent Liberal, representing the riding of Shefford.
Born in St. Pie, Lower Canada, Auger was educated at the Grand Ligne Mission School and at the Hamilton Academy in Hamilton, New York. In 1856, he married Priscilla Nicol. Auger served five years as mayor of Sainte-Prudentienne, a village now within the modern municipality of Roxton Pond.
He first ran in the 1878 election as an Independent Liberal in opposition to the party's incumbent MP Lucius Seth Huntington, but was defeated by Huntington. In 1882, however, local Conservative supporters swung solidly behind Auger in a bid to punish Huntington for his role in exposing the Pacific Scandal, resulting in Auger's election.
He ran for reelection in the 1887 election as an Independent Liberal, but was defeated by Conservative Antoine Audet. He died in Toronto in 1909.
