
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 …
October Crisis - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Aug 13, 2013 · The October Crisis refers to a chain of events that took place in Quebec in the fall of 1970. The crisis was the culmination of a long series of terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a militant Quebec …
The FLQ and the October Crisis - The Canadian Encyclopedia
The October Crisis refers to a chain of events that took place in Quebec in the fall of 1970. 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.
The October Crisis - CBC.ca
In the fall of 1970, Canada was plunged into its worst crisis since the Second World War when a radical Quebec group raised the stakes on separatism. In October 1970, the Quebec government...
Introduction In October of 1970, Canada stood still as terror and civil unrest directly challenged the unity of the country. Le Front du Liberation du Québec (FLQ), a Marxist terrorist group had strayed from their usual tactic of bombings and robberies to the kidnapping of public officials.
October Crisis - History of Rights
The October Crisis began with the kidnappings of James Cross and Pierre Laporte by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) in October 1970. It has since been the subject of intense debate in the media and in academic and political circles.
October Crisis: The lasting legacy of the 1970 FLQ manifesto
Oct 8, 2024 · In October 1970, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) sparked a nationwide crisis by kidnapping British diplomat James Cross and Quebec Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte, whom they later...
The October Crisis: Liberty Repressed | Teachers' Zone | Canadian ...
In October 1970, the FLQ carried out two political kidnappings — something never before seen in North America. As a result, the federal government invoked the War Measures Act for the third time in Canadian history, and the first in peacetime. Here is a brief timeline of key events during the October Crisis:
The October Crisis - Welcome To Canadian Politics!
The most prominent among them, the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), engaged in a series of public actions including violent attacks over many years, culminating in violence in October 1970 that has come to be known as the October Crisis.
The October Crisis | CBC News
Oct 5, 2010 · A chronology of The October Crisis, from the kidnapping of James Cross on Oct. 5, 1970 to the arrests of FLQ members that Dec.