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The FLQ and the October Crisis

Monday, October 5, 1970

Vol MCMLXX, No. 215

$0.60

The October Crisis

Background

October 5, 1970: The FLQ kidnaps James Cross to begin the crisis.

October 15, 1970: The Quebec Government calls in the army and issues a six hour ultimatum to the FLQ

October 13, 1970: The Quebec Government decides not to trade hostages for FLQ prisoners

October 7, 1970: The FLQ Manifesto is read on Radio-Canada Television

October 16,1970: The Trudeau Government enacts the War Measures Act at the request of Quebec.

The FLQ

October 10, 1970: The FLQ kidnaps Pierre Laporte

October 12, 1970: The army begins to patrol the Ottawa region

October 17, 1970: Pierre Laporte is murdered

The Violence

  • Over 200 bombings

  • Robbing Banks

  • Robbed an Armory

  • Murder
  • Quebec terrorist cell with the goal of a separate Quebec
  • Used very violent means
  • Believed that Communism was the answer

The actions of the FLQ during the October Crisis of 1970 failed to create french nationalistic fervor in Quebec despite the invoking of the War Measures Act by the Trudeau government.

The Opinion of the People

The Acceptance of the War Measures Act

Liberal: 72 Seats

Union Nationale: 17 Seats

Credit Sociale: 12 Seats

Parti Qubecois: 7 Seats

Overwhelming majority both inside and outside of Quebec agreed the WMA was a good idea.

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