On This Day 54 Years Ago - 1970 October 10

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Canada's October Crisis escalates with the kidnapping and eventual murder of Quebec Minister of labour Pierre Laporte by the terrorist group the FLQ.

This sets off a chain of events leading to the imposition of the War Measures Act, essentially declaring Martial Law across Canada.


the famous Prime Minister's CBC live interview about this crisis: