October crisis 1970 book

A definitive, mindchanging history of the october crisis and the events leading up to it. Beyond what he writes in this book, pierre vallieres himself is an important clue in the true story behind the true top down agenda of the synarchy which organized the various intelligence organizations that effectively ran the october crisis. Vallieres was a major player in the events of october 1970. The october crisis, 1970 single lesson the virtual historian. A definitive, mindchanging history of the october crisis and the events leading. Mar 16, 2021 and in the end, although all of the perpetrators of the hostage crisis were eventually captured, only one of the hostages ended up making it out alive. This firsthand account of a seminal canadian crisis challenges the notion that civil rights and political liberties were unjustifiably restricted.

Pierre trudeau, october crisis, 1970 great canadian speeches. It included the brief declaration of emergency measures, some of which resembled martial law, under the war measures act. A chronology of the october crisis, from the kidnapping of james cross on oct. Most canadian historians cite this event as an unjustified assault on civil rights and political liberty the october crisis, 1970 challenges this assumption.

Oct 01, 2010 by the evening of 15 october, 3,000 outraged quebecers appeared poised to riot. By the evening of 15 october, 3,000 outraged quebecers. Crackdown ignited by authorities fear of young people october 12, 2020 9. The true story behind the october crisis of 1970 must be told. Jun 21, 2019 beyond what he writes in this book, pierre vallieres himself is an important clue in the true story behind the true top down agenda of the synarchy which organized the various intelligence organizations that effectively ran the october crisis. Jan 28, 2020 jenish discussed his latest book the making of the october crisis. While it gives a great overview of the federal government. Still others recognize the problems denounced by the flq, but feel that they should have used democratic means to achieve their ends. Oct 05, 2020 but for canadians, the early days of october, 1970, were a singular moment, the greatest crisis of identity in two centuries, since the british defeated the french on the plains of abraham, the. A definitive, mindchanging history of the october crisis and the events leading up to it, publishing in paperback for the 50th anniversary of the crisis. The first bombs exploded in montreal in the spring of 1963, and over the next seven years there were hundreds more bombings, many bank robberies, six murders and, in october 1970, the kidnappings of a british diplomat and a quebec cabinet minister. I knew who all the players were, vallieres, the rose brothers, lanctot, simard, etc etc etc. In october 1970, terry mosher, the wonderful montreal cartoonist known as aislin, published a cartoon in this magazine. Fifty years later, whats the true story of the october crisis.

The october crisis, 1970 book calgary public library. I was in my adolescence during the years of the mailbox bombings 1963 to the kidnappings of cross and laporte 1970, and not particularly attentive to the events. In october 1970, robert bourassas provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twentythree flq terrorists. Unanswered questions remain 45 years later the seminal event that triggered the quiet revolutions darkest hour took place oct. Rothmans work focuses on those aging quebecois intellectuals who refuse to grow out of that. The flq was a radical quebec sovereigntist movement that had emerged in 1963, inspired by the international wave of anticolonialism. Admittedly it was a drastic measure, but the times were perilous. The making of the october crisis is a book that finally gives a complete, wellrounded, factual account of one of the most darkest times in modern canadian history, and the sevenandahalf violent years that led up to october crisis, from every bombing and robbery that took place, to the origins of the flq, to the all the major figures on both.

The subject was the flq kidnapping crisis and pierre trudeaus invocation of the war measures act. The making of the october crisis, a new book, by darcy. A portrait of a society in crisi s, two 1973 documentary films by robin spry. An insiders view, william tetley specifically focuses on the flq as an actor for independence, while ignoring the variety of other goals within the flq manifesto. Tetley addresses important questions, corrects widely believed factual errors, and successfully deconstructs events fro. The making of the october crisis on the morning of october 5, 1970, senior british trade commissioner to montreal james cross was forcibly kidnapped from. By the evening of 15 uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. Between 1963 and 1970, the flq was involved in over 200 crimes, including bank holdups, weapon robberies, and bombings.

Fifty years later, seeking to understand quebecs most intensely debated terrorist episode is a bit. This featurelength documentary looks at those desperate days of october 1970 when montreal awaited the outcome of flq terrorist acts. Six people, including one flq member, were killed in these violent operations. The events preliminary to the crisis in chronological order 1960 to 5 october 1970 english text. An insiders view an insiders view by william tetley available from rakuten kobo. Aug, 20 the october crisis refers to a chain of events that took place in quebec in the fall of 1970. Prime minister pierre trudeau invoked the war measures act placing the entire country under police lockdown. An insiders view, william tetley provides numerous primary documents in english and french on his website.

The war measures act wma was a law that allowed the government to assume emergency powers in the event of war, invasion or insurrection, real or apprehended tetley, 2007. While it gives a great overview of the federal government and its proactions and reactions to it, the undoubtedly center players here are rene levesque, the bloc leadership, and the individual members of the flq. The novel is set for the most part during the october crisis, a troubling month in canadian history. Soldiers were sent into montreal following political kidnappings carried out by flq terrorists.

Your institution does not have access to this book on jstor. The true story behind the october crisis of 1970 must be. Most canadian historians cite this event as an unjustified. What is the significance of the flq crises or october crises.

The kidnappings of british trade commissioner james cross on october 5, 1970, followed by quebec minister of labour pierre laporte on october 10. The october crisis was not merely a series of events that took place from october to december 1970. Jenish dismisses the book as one of the most inflammatory polemics ever written in canada. With thor bishopric, pierre bourgault, real caouette, claude charron. Jan 16, 2011 im in grade 10 history and i received a worksheet about the 20th century. A new book argues that the war measures act was a response to the threat young people posed to authorities. October crisis, 1970, the mcgillqueens university press. Darcy jenish explained the october crisis of 1970 oakville. The following video outlines the events during the october crisis, along with the passing of the war measures act and the outcomes of the hostile acts done. And, then, reporting on a speech vallieres gave to students in montreal on october 18, 1970 that jenish didnt personally hear, jenish writes that vallieres spoke with the same unhinged intensity as he wrote p. Canadas long nightmare of terrorism at the hands of the flq in which he explores the origins of the flq, what kept it going for nearly eight years, and why the passage of time has not deepened and clarified our understanding of this traumatic period in the history of our country. Jan 22, 2019 darcy jenish, a journalist and the author of several previous works of historical nonfiction, including three about hockey, has written a brisk, wellresearched, and richly detailed account of the two hundred bombings, dozens of bank robberies, six deaths, and two kidnappings that jangled quebecs nerves from early 1963 until the fateful fall of 1970. Remembering the october crisisa soldier and a student.

In october 1970, robert bourassas provincial government re. The making of the october crisis by darcy jenish penguin. On 5 october 1970 james cross, the british trade commissioner, was kidnapped from his home. The october crisis 1970 pierre trudeau invokes the war. A portrait of a society in crisis, two 1973 documentary films by robin spry. Fifty years later, whats the true story of the october. Tetleys book is highly readable, covering the crisis with a concentration on the players inside quebec. Using news reports and clips from the time, the film reflects upon the october crisis and reveals the relief, dismay and defiance people felt when the canadian army stepped in. A definitive, mindchanging history of the october crisis and the events. This week canadians are remembering the october crisis of 1970. In the current age of terrorism, the merit of this thorough, compelling book is the. What is the significance of the flq crises or october. During the october crisis of 1970, however, civil liberties in canada were.

Jun 30, 2019 beyond what he writes in this book, pierre vallieres himself is an important clue in the true story behind the true top down agenda of the synarchy which organized the various intelligence organizations that effectively ran the october crisis. An insiders view, published 2010 under isbn 9780773538016 and isbn 0773538011. Synopsis in october 1970, robert bourassas provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twentythree flq terrorists. Remembering the october crisisa soldier and a student from. Oct 26, 2006 by the evening of 15 october, 3,000 outraged quebecers appeared poised to riot.

I was 10 in october 1970 during the flq crisis and was totally precociously absorbed by the whole thing. This book is a brisk, wellresearched, and richly detailed account of events that jangled quebecs nerves from 1963 until 1970. By the evening of 15 october, 3,000 outraged quebecers appeared poised to riot. Tetley begins with an evaluation, stating that the ultimate goal of both the 1963 and 1970 flq was a separate quebec. But jenishs book, based on newspaper archives, court transcripts and interviews, brought back the names and events in fascinating detail for me. It was rather one episode in an accumulation of revolutionary, clandestine, and terrorist activities from 1963 to 1973 by at least 150 flq members or sympathizers, whose declared aim was to form. While tetleys book reads, at times, like a hagiography of robert bourassa. Jan, 20 the october crisis was triggered by the abduction of government officials in quebec, by flq members in october 1970. A historical account of the frenchcanadian terrorist kidnapping incident and the federal govt. Tetley, william is the author of october crisis 1970. The october crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist kidnappings that occurred in quebec, canada, during the month of october, 1970. The main topic is the quebec october crises in 1970. Ive done a lot of research on this event however i cant find the significance. Oct 03, 2020 the most succinct formulation of this argument comes from mr.