Reprimanded for plagiarism: SAQ will keep Laurent Turcot capsules

Historian Laurent Turcot, who was reprimanded for plagiarism by the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres (UQTR), took part in the Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ)’s 100th anniversary celebrations, last year. The state-owned company says it has conducted the necessary checks and plans to keep its capsules online.

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“SAQ provided a significant portion of the documentation that was used to develop our 100 historical vignettes^And Anniversary in 2021”, Reply to register Administration. “In addition, prior to its broadcast, content checks were conducted,” she added.

In 2021, in a four-episode web series, Mr. Turcot spoke about 100 years of Crown history and the development of alcohol in the county.

Friday morning, Newspaper He revealed that the professor at UQTR who also hosts a YouTube channel History will tellwas the subject of a complaint of plagiarism in connection with certain passages of his book Sports and Leisure: A History of Origins to the Present Day.

After an analysis by a panel, the UQTR asserted in a letter to Mr. Turcot: “No certain quotations in your book have been given as such. […]which constitutes plagiarism.

Mr. Turcot . replied register That his book, among others, was prepared with the help of lecture notes and that some of the references may have been removed inadvertently. However, he admitted that “some mistakes were made”. He did not receive any punishment.