J. Charles (Chuck) Guité (born 1943 or 1944 in Dugas, Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula), raised in Campbellton, New Brunswick, is a former Canadian civil servant, appointed by Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government.
[citation needed] He held his position under the Liberal government of Jean Chrétien and was in charge of the federal sponsorship program from 1996 to 1999.
In it, Guité admits to having bent the rules in his handling of the advertising contracts but defends his actions as excusable given the circumstances, saying, "We were basically at war trying to save the country...
On June 6, 2006, a jury in Montreal found Guité guilty on all five counts of defrauding the Federal Government.
Under Canadian law, first time non-violent offenders are allowed an accelerated review and a possible early release.