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In the injunction request, scheduled to be heard Wednesday morning, Snyder lists her professional accomplishments, including hosting L’enfer c’est nous autres, Star Académie and Le Banquier. She “enjoys an excellent reputation in the artistic milieu and is one of the celebrities most liked by the Quebec public,” the requests states.

It describes the events of June 26 when Snyder arrived at the airport and was informed by a supervisor with Pascan regional airline that a man wearing a black shirt and cap had been asking details about her flight. Pascan agent Noémie Cyr had given “the man in the black cap” the information he sought, thinking he was a police officer because of the badge he displayed, the document says. Cyr later told Snyder she found the man to be “rather shady,” and she took a photo of him.

At least three different sources identified the man in the photo as Viens, a Garda employee, the request says.

It describes the surveillance as “an illicit and abusive infringement of (Snyder’s) fundamental right to a private life” that has led to “constant fear” for her and her young children.

“The claimant is being spied on, without her consent, and from now on with her knowledge, by one or more persons of whose identity and intentions she is completely unaware,” the document says. The resulting stress has caused her to curtail her typical daily activities, it says, adding that a court order is urgently needed.

“Every day that passes is another day that the claimant fears being spied on every moment of her life, in every place she visits, in her home, in her car and with her children,” it says.

The document says Garda last week denied the allegations that it was tailing Snyder. In a written statement to the media, Garda spokeswoman Isabelle Panelli said the company “has a strict policy concerning the confidentiality of its customers’ files and never discloses names or the nature of services that might have been retained.”

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