The most famous and controversial psychiatrist in Quebec is no more: Pierre Mailloux, whom everyone called Doc Mailloux, received medical assistance in dying this morning. He was 74 years old.
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His family relayed the news on social networks, through the pages of his podcast Le Doc Mailloux & Josey – Free and without tabooswhich he co-hosted for seven years with Josey Arsenault.
Here with host Josey Arsenault. Both have co-hosted the podcast Le Doc Mailloux & Josey – Libres et sans taboos for seven years.
Photo taken from the Facebook page Le Doc Mailloux & Josey – Libres
“He passed away peacefully following an incurable illness,” his relatives said.
Devastated by a kidney infection, Doc Mailloux had been hospitalized for three weeks in Trois-Rivières.
“He had a high fever, the doctors had difficulty finding what was wrong with him, and finally he decided to die. […] It deteriorated quickly,” revealed Josey Arsenault, in an interview with TVA Nouvelles.
Controversies
Having had his left leg amputated following a collision with a car in 1988, Pierre Mailloux then made his mark on the radio by hosting the popular show A psychologist who listensat CKAC, during the 1990s.
We then saw and heard him on TV, on TQS, TVA and Radio-Canada, as well as on FM 93 in Quebec.
His media career has been marked by numerous controversies.
On several occasions, Doc Mailloux has had trouble with the College of Physicians because of his controversial comments.
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The most important came when he said, on the set of Everybody talks about itthat Blacks and Indigenous people had a lower-than-average intelligence quotient, according to a study.
He also called the former mayor of Saguenay Jean Tremblay “crazy”, maintained that the former captain of the Montreal Canadiens, Max Pacioretty, lacked virility and claimed that some women like to be beaten by their spouses to benefit from it. .
“A superstar”
Despite his escapades which led to him being removed from the College of Physicians seven times, Doc Mailloux was a valued work colleague, according to his former colleagues.
One of the most famous trials in which he testified was that of Corporal Denis Lortie, guilty of killing three people at parliament in Quebec in 1984. Doc Mailloux is seen here on the left with a lawyer.
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“On the air, he had a personality that left no one indifferent, but in everyday life, he was a very pleasant person. He wasn’t looking for confrontation. He was very pleasant to be around,” recalls host Sylvain Bouchard, at FM 93.
- Listen to the interview with Réjean Tremblay, great friend of Doc Mailloux, on Benoit Dutrizac’s show on QUB :
He said he witnessed the affection that many people had for the psychiatrist, particularly when he attended a boxing gala.
“He was a superstar, people would go up to him and tell him how much they loved him. For what ? People appreciated the fact that he stood tall through all his storms. He always said what he thought. He was someone of integrity. »
Good words
“He helped the suffering, the unloved, people who were unhappy in their skin and he welcomed them even on Saturdays and Sundays”
– Réjean Tremblay, columnist
“A man of superior intelligence, with clear and decided opinions, as I like them. We didn’t always agree, but we all respected him. He managed to make us laugh, think and learn at the same time. »
– Éric Duhaime, leader of the PCQ
“With him, I learned that we could disagree, debate ideas without it affecting the respect we had for each other. »
– Josey Arsenault, host