October Crisis - Wikipedia
The October Crisis (French: Crise d'Octobre) was a chain of political events in Canada that started in October 1970 when members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped the provincial Labour Minister Pierre Laporte and British diplomat James Cross from his …
The FLQ and the October Crisis - The Canadian Encyclopedia
The crisis was the culmination of a long series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a militant Quebec independence movement. Felquistes were responsible for more than 200 bombings and dozens of robberies between 1963 and 1970 that left six people dead.
'Just watch me': When Pierre Trudeau confronted the October Crisis
2018年6月21日 · Eight days earlier, a Quebec separatist group, the FLQ (Front de libération du Québec), had kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte. By calling...
October Crisis - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2013年8月13日 · The crisis was the culmination of a long series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a militant Quebec independence movement, between 1963 and 1970. On 5 October 1970, the FLQ kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross in …
The October Crisis - CBC.ca
On October 16, 1970, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoked The War Measures Act after a radical Quebec separatist group kidnapped British trade commissioner James Richard Cross and Quebec...
Terrorism in Canada: An Analysis of Pierre Trudeau’s Response to …
Trudeau’s disdain of nationalism and his prediction of its adverse consequences was evident during the FLQ crisis that threatened the very unity of Canada. Furthermore, Trudeau’s preference for federalism proved, in this case, to be the …
Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) | The Canadian Encyclopedia
2013年8月11日 · The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) was a militant Quebec independence movement that used terrorism to try and achieve an independent and socialist Quebec. FLQ members — or felquistes — were responsible for more than 200 bombings and dozens of robberies between 1963 and 1970 that left six people dead.
The October Crisis: Liberty Repressed | Teachers' Zone | Canadian ...
The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) was a movement formed in 1963. Their main goals were to secure Quebec’s independence from the rest of Canada, and to create a socialist state. Their approach was radical and violent. On February 13, 1969, an FLQ “super-bomb” injured 27 people at the Montréal Stock Exchange.
FLQ Crisis: Pierre Trudeau's right-hand man recalls Canada under ...
2020年2月14日 · Between 1963 and 1970, the separatist FLQ planted deadly bombs and kidnapped a Quebec cabinet minister. W5 interviews main players who recall the violence that occurred on Canadian soil, 50...
When Terror Came to Canada | Literary Review of Canada
Counter-terrorism efforts faced daunting odds because of the almost comically lax official security at the time. The FLQ was able to steal near-unlimited supplies of very high-explosive dynamite by simply taking it from virtually unguarded construction sites and quarries, where whole crates of it were painted bright red and marked “Explosives.”