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Election of Jean Lesage and the Quiet Revolution
Jean Lesage was voted Prime MInister of Quebec. 1960 to 1966. Those years was considered to be the Quiet Revelution. Major changes occurred during that time. http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/readings/lesage.htm -
Canada gets a new flaq.
Canada gets a new flag Feb.15, 1965. It was raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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Pierre Trudeau becomes Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau is Prime Minister of Canada from 1968-1984.
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Flq kidnapp James Cross
British trades commissioner James Cross was kidnapped by the FLQ. They wanted 500,000 dollars in gold and safe passage to cuba in order to let him go.
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Broadcast of the FLQ Manifesto
The FLQ manifesto was brodcasit over the CBC raidio and television three days after James Cross was kidnaped.
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Pierre Laporte is kidnapped
Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by the Chénier cell of the FLQ on Oct. 10 1970.
http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/octobercrisis/a/octobercrisistl.htm -
Canadian army is sent to patrol ottawa
Canadian army is sent to patrol Ottawa area. They were dispached to protect people and sights.
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"Just watch me"
Eight days after James Cross was kidnapped Pierre Trudeau was geting inter veiwed and was asked how far would he go with reducing civil liberties and he responded "just watch me".
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Robert Lemieux
Robert lemieux asks students to boycott class. By doing this it would support the FLQ. -
Quebec government ask's canadian army for help.
Quebec government ask's the Canadian army for help to protect politicians and important buildings.
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War measures act.
Prime minister Pierre Trudeau anounses the proclimation of the war meashers act. This is the first time it was used since WW1.
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Pierre Laporte is executed
Peierre Laporte was founf strangled to death in a trunk of a car at an airport.
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Police raid the FLQ's chenier cell
Police raid the hiding place of the FLQ's Chenier cell. Three members escaped, Bernard Lortie was arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte.
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James Cross is released
James Cross was released after police discoverd where he was being held. FLQ members was given assurance that they would have safe passage to cuba.
http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/octobercrisis/a/octobercrisistl.htm -
Troops in Quebec are removed.
All troops in Quebec are withdrown by Jan. 4,1971.
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was caried on by the Canadian Bill of Rights. Canadian Bill of Rights (1960). Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1980).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
