Simon Gervais

Simon Gervais was born in Montréal. After serving in the military he became a federal agent in Toronto, often working in close collaboration with his American colleagues from the DEA. In 2004, he was placed with a federal antiterrorism unit and was later deployed in Europe and the Middle East. A close-protection specialist, he served on the protection details of Queen Elizabeth II, Barack Obama, and Hu Jintao. Gervais lives in Ottawa with his wife and two children.

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