Former Parti Québécois (PQ) leader André Boisclair has been fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to impaired driving, refusal to obey an order and obstruction of justice.
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Boisclair entered the pleas in a Quebec City courtroom Thursday morning.
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The 51-year-old was arrested last November after his car struck a lamppost.
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He has also had his driver’s licence suspended for a year.
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Boisclair was granted an absolute discharge, which will allow him to continue travelling back and forth to the United States.
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The longtime provincial politician served as PQ leader between November 2005 and May 2007.
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