What Happened In Quebec During October Crisis In 1970

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What happened in quebec during october crisis in 1970. The october crisis french. The october crisis officially ended on december 4th 1970 after fruitful negotiations between the national government the government of quebec and the flq. The homes and offices of elected and non elected civic officials including the city of montreal mayor jean drapeau 1916 99. The flq a terrorist organization founded in the early 1960 s was a paramilitary faction of the quebec sovereignty movement.
It has since been the subject of intense debate in the media and in academic and political circles. The october crisis occurred in october 1970 in the province of quebec in canada. At the keable inquiry questions are raised about police actions before during and after the october crisis. Members of the front de libération du quebec flq kidnapped the cabinet member pierre laporte and the british trade commissioner james cross.
James cross was released after 59 days and the kidnappers requested to be exiled to cuba instead of facing trial in canada. Soldier and child 18 october 1970 during the october crisis courtesy library and archives canada pa 117477. And businesses engaged in labour disputes. The october crisis began 5 october 1970 with the kidnapping of james cross the british trade commissioner in montréal by members of the front de libération du québec flq.
Montreal gazette file photo a carload of suspected separatists shaking their fists are brought into a police station on oct. Troops on the streets of montreal during the 1970 october crisis. The targets now included american owned businesses. 9 10 the october crisis flq bombing attacks intensified in 1969 and early 1970.
Crise d octobre occurred in october 1970 in the province of quebec in canada mainly in the montreal metropolitan area members of the front de libération du québec flq kidnapped the provincial deputy premier pierre laporte and british diplomat james cross in response prime minister pierre trudeau invoked the only peacetime use of the war measures act. 16 1970 as soldiers and police joined forces to strike swiftly in raids on the south and north sides of montreal making arrests in separatist areas under the extended provisions of the war measures act. In october 1970 the quebec government requested the assistance of the canadian armed forces to help protect politicians and important buildings during the october crisis.