Pierre Bourque (journalist)

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pierre Bourque

| image = Pierre Bourque DJK Racing Dodge Toronto 2010.jpg

| caption = Bourque's 2010 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series car

| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|10|07}}

| birth_place = Ottawa

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|08|28|1958|10|07}}

| residence = Ottawa, Ontario

| office = Ottawa City Councillor for By-Rideau Ward

| term_start = March 4, 1991{{cite news|title=Developer appointed alderman|date=March 5, 1991|page=23|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84344538/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=August 29, 2021}}

| term_end = December 1, 1991

| predecessor = Marc Laviolette

| successor = Richard Cannings

| party =

| religion =

| profession = Journalist, race car driver

| spouse =

| children =

| module =

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|Total_Truck_Races = 2

|Years_In_Truck = 2

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|Prev_Truck_Year =

|Best_Truck_Pos = 101st (2009)

|First_Truck_Race = 2009 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)

|Last_Truck_Race = 2009 Lucas Oil 200 (Iowa)

|First_Truck_Win =

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|Truck_Wins = 0

|Truck_Top_Tens = 0

|Truck_Poles = 0

|Total_Canada_Races = 33

|Years_In_Canada = 6

|Canada_Car_Team =

|Prev_Canada_Pos = 28th

|Prev_Canada_Year = 2011

|Best_Canada_Pos = 15th (2010)

|First_Canada_Race = 2006 Griddly Headz 100 (Edmonton)

|Last_Canada_Race = 2011 Wild Wing 300 (Barrie)

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|Canada_Wins = 0

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|updated = June 17, 2012

}}

André Pierre Bourque Jr.{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/andre-pierre-bourque-1083179211|title=André Pierre BOURQUE |work=Ottawa Citizen Obituaries|access-date=2021-10-06}}{{cite news|title=Old foes spark hot contest in Lowertown|date=November 6, 1991|page=68|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84344043/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=August 29, 2021}} (October 7, 1958 – August 28, 2021{{cite news|title=Condolences pour in for former Ottawa broadcaster and city councillor Pierre Bourque|date=August 29, 2021|publisher=CTV|url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mobile/condolences-pour-in-for-former-ottawa-broadcaster-and-city-councillor-pierre-bourque|accessdate=August 29, 2021}}) was a race car driver, developer, journalist, broadcaster and former politician in Ottawa, Ontario, and operated the online news aggregator site Bourque Newswatch (Newswatch).

Bourque was born at the Ottawa General Hospital in 1958, the son of Pierre Bourque (Sr.) and Barbara McNeil.{{cite news|title=Bourque|date=March 8, 1958|page=24|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84345380/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=August 29, 2021}} He was the grandson of E. A. Bourque, Ottawa's first francophone mayor.{{cite news|title=Council seat attracts lengthy list of candidates|date=February 24, 1991|page=7|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84344842/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=August 29, 2021}}

Politics

Following a ten-year career as a race car driver, and a brief apprenticeship with his father's land development business, Bourque was appointed to Ottawa City Council and the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in March 1991 to fill a vacancy after Marc Laviolette became mayor. Bourque was appointed following a council vote, defeating 17 other candidates, including community activists Maurice Pagé and Richard Cannings. Bourque was supported by the "pro-developer" bloc on council, and was opposed by the council's left wing, who coalesced behind Pagé. Bourque's stay on council was short lived, however, and he was defeated by Cannings in the municipal election that November. While on council, he opposed "all big projects", including bringing in a Triple-A baseball team and improving Lansdowne Park. He also opposed all tax increases, and called for the demolition of some heritage buildings in his ward such as the Daly Building. He had near-perfect attendance in both committee and council meetings.

Two years later, he ran for Parliament in the 1993 Canadian election as a Liberal candidate in the Montreal riding of Rosemont, and lost to Bloc Québécois candidate Benoît Tremblay.

Bourque ran for Ottawa city council again in 1994, in the new Bruyère-Strathcona Ward but was defeated by Stéphane Émard-Chabot. At this point in his career, he was vice president of his father's company, Bourque, Pierre & Fils. He ran on a platform of safety, improving street lighting and basic services, and called for the removal of traffic barriers in the Byward Market. He also wanted to "control taxes by cutting frivolous expenditures".{{cite news|title=Ward OT5|date=November 8, 1994|page=26|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84346227/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=August 29, 2021}} Despite his campaign of fiscal restraint, Bourque was embroiled in a scandal during the campaign as he owed $1.1 million to creditors, after his father promised to repay some of his debts, but went to other debts instead.{{cite news|title=Candidate of 'fiscal responsibility' owes creditors $1.1M|date=November 12, 1994|page=21|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84345845/the-ottawa-citizen/|accessdate=August 29, 2021}}

Journalism

In 2001, the Ryerson Review of Journalism (RRJ) criticized Bourque and Newswatch. RRJ said Bourque had not written some of his books but only acted as a researcher. In addition, many of Newswatch's breaking stories had often been inaccurate. RRJ also reported that, despite Bourque's web traffic claims, a random sample indicated that Canadian Internet users had not visited the Newswatch site and that no major Canadian journalist used Newswatch as a source.{{cite news | last = Heller | first = Joshua | title = The Wrong Man | journal = Ryerson Review of Journalism | date = Summer 2001 | publisher = School of Journalism, Ryerson University | url = http://www.rrj.ca/issue/2001/summer/351/ | access-date = 2012-05-21 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310222328/http://www.rrj.ca/issue/2001/summer/351/ |archive-date = 2007-03-10}}

Newswatch has also been criticized for allowing advertisers to purchase headlines and to "torque" them to highlight a positive news story about itself or a negative story about an opponent.{{cite news | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070115.gtheadline15/BNStory/PersonalTech/ | title = How much for a friendly headline? | author = Cheadle, Bruce | publisher = Globe and Mail | page = A7 | date = January 15, 2007 | access-date = 2007-01-15}}

Bourque was a fill-in host and contributor to radio talk shows on 580 CFRA.

Racing driver

Bourque was race car driver in the NASCAR Busch East Series and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series,{{cite web |url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Pierre_Bourque |title=Pierre Bourque |work=racing-reference.info |access-date=2012-05-21}} competing from 2007 to 2011.

Motorsports career results

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Nationwide Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=42\| NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! {{Tooltip\|NNSC\|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2010 ! Specialty Racing ! 61 ! Ford \| DAY \| CAL \| LVS \| BRI \| NSH \| PHO \| TEX \| TAL \| RCH \| DAR \| DOV \| CLT \| NSH \| KEN \| ROA \| NHA \| DAY \| CHI \| GTY \| IRP \| IOW \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| CGV DNQ \| ATL \| RCH \| DOV \| KAN \| CAL \| CLT \| GTY \| TEX \| PHO \| HOM ! 153th ! - ! {{cite web\|title=Pierre Bourque – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2010/B/\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

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!colspan=42| NASCAR Nationwide Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

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! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2010

! Specialty Racing

! 61

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| NSH

| PHO

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| NSH

| KEN

| ROA

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CGV
DNQ

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| GTY

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 153th

! -

! {{cite web|title=Pierre Bourque – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2010/B/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

==Camping World Truck Series==

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colspan=45\| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! {{Tooltip\|NCWTC\|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
2007 ! Fast Track Racing ! 71 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAL \| ATL \| MAR \| KAN \| CLT \| MFD \| DOV \| TEX \| MCH \| MLW \| MEM \| KEN \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IRP 36 \| NSH \| BRI \| GTW \| NHA \| LVS \| TAL \| MAR \| ATL \| TEX \| PHO \| HOM ! 115th ! 55 ! {{cite web\|title=Pierre Bourque – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2007/C/\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
2009 ! Fast Track Racing ! 48 ! Chevy \| DAY \| CAL \| ATL \| MAR \| KAN \| CLT \| DOV \| TEX \| MCH \| MLW \| MEM \| KEN \| IRP \| NSH \| BRI \| CHI \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IOW 29 \| GTW \| NHA \| LVS \| MAR \| TAL \| TEX \| PHO \| HOM ! 101st ! 76 ! {{cite web\|title=Pierre Bourque – 2009 Crafting World Truck Series Results\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2009/C/\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

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colspan=45| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

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! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! Fast Track Racing

! 71

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

| MAR

| KAN

| CLT

| MFD

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| MEM

| KEN

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP
36

| NSH

| BRI

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 115th

! 55

! {{cite web|title=Pierre Bourque – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2007/C/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

2009

! Fast Track Racing

! 48

! Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

| MAR

| KAN

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| CHI

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOW
29

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 101st

! 76

! {{cite web|title=Pierre Bourque – 2009 Crafting World Truck Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2009/C/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

=Rolex Sports Car Series=

==Grand Touring==

(key) Bold – Pole Position. (Overall Finish/Class Finish).

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=45\| Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT results
Year ! Team ! No. ! Engine ! Chassis ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Pos ! Pts ! Ref
2007 ! The Racer's Group ! 67 ! Pontiac 5.0L V8 ! Porsche GT3 Cup \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| DAY (28/12) \| MEX \| HOM \| VIR \| LGA \| WGL \| MDO \| DAY \| IOW \| BAR \| MON \| WGL \| INF \| MIL ! 119th ! 19 ! {{cite web\|title=Pierre Bourque – 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2007/GA/\|work=Racing-Reference\|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC\|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

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!colspan=45| Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series GT results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Engine

! Chassis

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

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! Pos

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! The Racer's Group

! 67

! Pontiac 5.0L V8

! Porsche GT3 Cup

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
(28/12)

| MEX

| HOM

| VIR

| LGA

| WGL

| MDO

| DAY

| IOW

| BAR

| MON

| WGL

| INF

| MIL

! 119th

! 19

! {{cite web|title=Pierre Bourque – 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bourqpi01/2007/GA/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 11, 2023}}