In 1995, LeSage presided over the trial of Paul Bernardo in connection with the kidnapping, torture, and murders of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy in St. Catharines, Ontario.
[3] The Government of Ontario appointed LeSage to conduct a review of the province's police complaints system; he presented his report on this matter in 2005.
[3] The Attorney General of Manitoba appointed LeSage to conduct an inquiry into the wrongful conviction of James Driskell for murder.
Uninterested in farming, Wilfred went into the automobile business in 1920, running a small car dealership, and later distributing petroleum.
[7] Justice LeSage lived on Metcalf Street and attended St. Carthagh's Catholic School in the 1940s.
Following graduation from high school in Tweed, he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa.