Talk:Jonathan Denis

Professional Misconduct section

I've shortened the Professional Conduct section to a simple paragraph summary of the events. Five paragraphs was vastly WP:UNDUE for a section about a single hearing, especially when supported by only a couple of reliable, secondary sources. I'll also note that we can't cite public documents like court records per WP:BLPPRIMARY. Woodroar (talk) 19:56, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

I agree with the shortening but I wasn't comfortable with just leaving "threatened" out there unexplained. Too many readers would immediately think of threats of violence. I added a brief statement of the actual nature of the threat. JamesMLane t c 20:50, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

That's a good point! I completely agree with the addition. Woodroar (talk) 21:07, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

NPOV tag

I've also removed the NPOV tag on the article as there wasn't a section detailing why the tag was necessary. Woodroar (talk) 19:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Videos

I rewrote the discussion of this incident. It shouldn't begin with Denis's apology, because that conveys the impression that he was conceding the accuracy of the videos. He made no such concession (and said he didn't remember any such incident). He apologized because his past alcohol abuse left him unable to state with certainty that the videos were fake, so he apologized conditionally (if the videos showed true events).

Denis never stated he engaged in "alcohol abuse". A court later found the videos to be fake, so this issue is not up for debate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.146.11.42 (talk) 22:01, 19 September 2025 (UTC)

I also eliminated extraneous material about other people. As I read the sources, a suggestion that Andrea Petzold was extorting him over the videos may have prompted the RCMP investigation of her, but the subsequent charges against her did not relate to the videos. Statements about either Petzold or Denis are subject to WP:BLP, so no one should restore references to her unless they can be clearly supported by reliable sources. JamesMLane t c 23:06, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Request for clarification

Would someone knowledgeable about Canadian politics please explain the reference to "private MLA" in one subsection heading? Other readers can figure out "MLA" from context but "private" is mystifying. JamesMLane t c 23:34, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

There is no such thing as a "private MLA". I believe it was used to denote the period after being elected and before being named to cabinet (Executive Council). Quite frankly, only the first sentence in that section actually contains notable content. Legislative committee memberships are not commonly attributed in Canadian politician biographies on Wikipedia. Caddyshack01 (talk) 01:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Admin help

No evidence here suggests that this has been edited by the user or someone connected to him. This page also contains incorrect and unsupported information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.146.11.42 (talk)

Please place new comments at the bottom. This concern does not require the use of the admin tools. If you wish to propose the removal of specific unsupported information, please make an edit request(click for instructions) detailing specifically what you would like done.

There's enough back and forth editing here to at least suspect Mr. Denis or a representative is editing for him, I think. Please see no legal threats as well. 331dot (talk) 15:04, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

Second Marriage

Hello,

I noticed that the info-box on the page includes information about a supposed second marriage and divorce. However, no reliable sources have been found to verify this claim. A link was added previously, but it also doesn't support the claim. Since Wikipedia's biography policy (BLP) requires verifiability and the information appears to be unsourced, it should be removed.

Could an editor review this and take appropriate action? Thank you.Wrkmachina (talk) 21:08, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Due to no response on this, the information regarding the marriage has been removed, as no source mentions the name of the bride being Liisa Lilley. Additionally, the source mentioned previously https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/video-shows-ucp-whip-at-wedding-ceremony-with-more-than-10-people also does not provide a name in it. Wrkmachina (talk) 22:45, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2025

Change to spouse category. He was married a second time: Liisa Lilley m. 2021 d. 2022. A marriage certificate or proof or divorce can be produced if required to prove the marriage and divorce. MexiBlue482 (talk) 07:55, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. I believe either of those documents would also fall under WP:BLPPRIMARY. We prefer WP:SECONDARY sources on Wikipedia Cannolis (talk) 14:06, 13 June 2025 (UTC)