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prudence consistent with the Olympic spirit when making public pronouncements…” In 2005, Pound
claimed that Armstrong had taken the banned drug EPO, in 1999 after a French newspaper reported
that a French laboratory had found six positive urine samples (but tests for EPO for not available in
1999). Pound said that the reprimand was simply the IOC’s was of “doing something that will make
Lance go away and stop bothering them.”
August 2008: In an interview with La Presse, Pound said (in French), “400 years ago, Canada was a
land of savages…”. Outraged Indigenous groups demanded his removal as Chancellor of McGill
University and IOC member. Pound admitted that it was a “clumsy” remark but claimed that it was
taken out of context and that “sauvages” in French did not mean savages. (Note: French dictionaries
translate it as “wild”.) He later apologized.
Family: Married to Julie Pound, who was arrested in August 1996 when the couple was attending the
Atlanta Olympics. A police officer was attempting to charge Julie Pound with jaywalking, after she had
ignored repeated warnings. She was charged with refusing to comply with a police officer and
disorderly conduct, found guilty and fined $2,000.
Awards
• Named to Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for work at WADA;
• In July 2009, awarded the Ernest T. Stewart Award, CASE's highest honour for a graduate who
has gone above and beyond the call of duty for his alma mater. He is only the second Canadian
in the 59 year history of the award to receive the prize;
• In February 2008, he was awarded the Laureus "Spirit of Sport" Prize for his work at WADA
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