October Crisis (oct 5, 1970 – dec 28, 1970)
Description:
-FLQ members kidnapped James Cross (British diplomat) and Pierre Laporte (provincial cabinet minister)
-release of FLQ members in jail, broadcast of FLQ manifesto (TV + radio), money, as well as other demands in exchange for hostages
-Laporte murdererd by kidnappers
-Canadian PM Trudeau invoked War Measures Act: civil liberties limited, police power extended, 497 arrested (62 later released without charges)
-Canadian Forces deployed throughout Quebec to support police
-Cross eventually released and kidnappers exiled to Cuba
-led to more support for non-violent methods to gain Quebec autonomy/independence, & for the Parti Québécois
Added to timeline:
IB History: Quiet Revolution (Quebec)
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