Pierre Bourque

André Pierre Bourque Jr. (October 7, 1958 – August 28, 2021 ) was a race car driver, developer, journalist, broadcaster and former politician in Ottawa, Ontario, He was the grandson of E. A. Bourque, Ottawa's first francophone mayor.

Politics Following a ten-year career as a race car driver, and a brief apprenticeship with his father's land development business, 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.

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.

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.

Bourque was a fill-in host and contributor to radio talk shows on 580 CFRA. competing from 2007 to 2011.

Camping World Truck Series 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 Pts Ref 2007 Fast Track Racing 71 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP36 NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 115th 55 2009 Fast Track Racing 48 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW29 GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 101st 76

Rolex Sports Car Series

Grand Touring (key) Bold – Pole Position. (Overall Finish/Class Finish). 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 DAY(28/12) MEX HOM VIR LGA WGL MOH DAY IOW BAR MON WGL INF MIL 119th 19

Personal life Bourque was married to Kristine Haselsteiner and had two children.

Death Bourque died of a heart attack in 2021.