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French-English Relations

French-English Relations. The War on Terror. When you hear that phrase you probably think of this guy. "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself.".

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French-English Relations

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  1. French-English Relations

  2. The War on Terror When you hear that phrase you probably think of this guy. "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of SaddamHussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself."

  3. By the end of this presentation you should be able to explain the significance of each of the following: • The October Crisis • FLQ • Pierre Trudeau • James Cross • Pierre Laporte • The War Measures Act

  4. Civil Liberties Suspended “Just watch me. . . ” In October 1970, tanks roamed city streets and soldiers in full battle gear raided homes in their hunt for "terrorists." They were looking for the Front de libération du Québec; French Canadian nationalists who abducted a British diplomat and a Quebec minister. Some felt like they were living in a police state. How far would Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau go? "Just watch me," he said. Three days later he invoked the War Measures Act and a nation waited with civil liberties suspended.

  5. A militant Quebec nationalist group Carried out over 200 violent crimes including bombing of Montreal Stock Exchange and the kidnapping of two prominent politicians: James Cross and Pierre Laporte Who were the FLQ? Front de Libération du Québec

  6. Wanted Quebec to separate from Canada Wanted “political prisoners” freed The establishment of a “workers’ society” What did they want?

  7. 1963: Molotov cocktails and dynamite put in mailboxes in Anglo-Saxon areas of Montreal 1969: Explosions in Montreal Stock Exchange seriously injuring 27 people 1970: The October Crisis: James Cross (British Trade Commissioner and Pierre Laporte (Minister of Labour and Vice-Premier of Quebec) kidnapped. Cross released, but Laporte killed When? When did these events happen?

  8. • Nationalist sentiment growing in Quebec under the government of Liberal Premier Jean Lesage was known as the Quiet Revolution. • From 1960 to 1966 Lesage instituted social, economic and educational reform and helped foster a desire for special status for Québec within Confederation. • L'Armée de libération du Québec was a group that came before the FLQ. The two groups participated in the 1963 Montreal bombing spree. WHY?

  9. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau brought in the War Measures Act. Had only been used during WWI and WWII Allowed police to arrest and detain suspects without any evidence 85% of Canadians supported this Trudeau really didn’t want to invoke this act but... How did the Government React? The War Measures Act

  10. ... then he found out the FLQ had two tonnes of dynamite to blow up Montreal buildings Jean Chretien advised him to “act now, explain later.” When questioned by some reporters who thought that Trudeau’s actions took away our civil liberties, this is how Trudeau responded:

  11. Tim Ralfe: ... but what you're talking about to me is choices, and my choice is to live in a society that is free and democratic, which means that you don't have people with guns running around in it. Pierre Trudeau: Correct. Ralfe: And one of the things I have to give up for that choice is the fact that people like you may be kidnapped. ....... Trudeau: Yes, well there are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don't like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is, go on and bleed, but it is more important to keep law and order in the society than to be worried about weak-kneed people who don't like the looks of ... Ralfe: At any cost? How far would you go with that? How far would you extend that? Trudeau: Well, just watch me.

  12. Is it ever okay for the government to suspend the civil liberties of the people? If so, under what conditions? And the moral of the story is...?

  13. Pierre Laporte’s body was found and James Cross was freed Laporte’s kidnappers were arrested and tried with murder Cross’s kidnappers were exiled to Cuba 1988 War Measures Act changed to Emergencies Act which authorized the taking of special temporary measures to ensure safety and security during national emergencies and to amend other Acts The Aftermath What effect did this have on our country?

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