Rivard, Lucien, convicted drug smuggler (b at Montréal? 1915?). An underworld figure of no great consequence, he was arrested in Montréal in 1965 on narcotics charges filed by US authorities. While fighting extradition, he escaped from jail after obtaining a garden hose "to flood the skating rink" on a spring evening with the temperature above freezing. Allegedly, Rivard used the hose to climb the wall and was at large for 4 months. During that time, charges of bribery connected with the escape created a scandal for the federal Liberal government. A royal commission looked into the "Rivard affair" and criticized Minister of Justice Guy FAVREAU, who resigned. Rivard was extradited to the US. Convicted of smuggling narcotics, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He served 9 years, and was then deported back to Canada.