 During hostage situations or other events, some criminals often asked police for a negotiation with Poirier.In August 2007, he has been heavily involved over the well-publicized case of the disappearance of a 10-year-old girl, Cédrika Provencher, in Trois-Rivières, in a possible case of abduction.He received the Medal of Bravery by the Canadian government in 1977 while the Quebec government honoured him five times during his career.