Canadian political history
'A Measure of War (JE ME SOUVIENS)' Montréal, QC October 16, 2010
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A Measure of War (JE ME SOUVIENS) October 16, 2010, Montréal, QC
A pivotal moment in 20th century Anglo-Franco Canadian history is the October Crisis of 1970. The kidnappings of James Cross and Pierre Laporte by the Front de Libération du Québec were swiftly met by Pierre Trudeau's invoking of the War Measures Act - nation wide, civil liberties were suspended while Canadian Forces patrolled the streets of Montréal. The events of 1970 helped fuel the already-swelling Quebec sovereignty movement for years to come. Forty years later, how do we look back? How do we read these events?
