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Sending Troops into Montreal in 1970 boosted support for Liberal government
Sending Troops into Montreal in 1970 boosted support for Liberal government

Sending Troops into Montreal in 1970 boosted support for Liberal government

Date10/20/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sending Troops into Montreal in 1970 boosted support for Liberal government.
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Troops poured into Montreal to guard public buildings shortly before police raids began last Friday under the War Measures Act invoked by Primer Minister Trudeau, who has vowed to smash FLQ
Troops poured into Montreal to guard public buildings shortly before police raids began last Friday under the War Measures Act invoked by Primer Minister Trudeau, who has vowed to smash FLQ
10/18/1970
Armed with Machine-Gun a Canadian Forces soldier stands guard outside HMCSDonnaconna, the naval reserve base in downtown Montreal, as troops moved in (...)
Armed with Machine-Gun a Canadian Forces soldier stands guard outside HMCSDonnaconna, the naval reserve base in downtown Montreal, as troops moved in (...)
10/23/1970
It is not a sign of being a week-kneed bleeding heart to be distressed by the sight of troops in our cities
It is not a sign of being a week-kneed bleeding heart to be distressed by the sight of troops in our cities
10/18/1970
On guard: Canadian Forces soldier at a Montreal post office after Ottawa imposed the War Measures Act in 1970
On guard: Canadian Forces soldier at a Montreal post office after Ottawa imposed the War Measures Act in 1970
10/16/1970
Flq negotiator: Jacques Ferron, author and physician, is shown above in 1970 when he negotiated the conditions of arrest of Front de liberation du Quebec terrorists Paul Rose, and two others
Flq negotiator: Jacques Ferron, author and physician, is shown above in 1970 when he negotiated the conditions of arrest of Front de liberation du Quebec terrorists Paul Rose, and two others
12/28/1970
In his bid for leadership of Quebec Liberal party last January, Pierre Laporte was surrounded by his family as he acknowledged the cheers from the con(...)
In his bid for leadership of Quebec Liberal party last January, Pierre Laporte was surrounded by his family as he acknowledged the cheers from the con(...)
1/18/1970
Clenched fists upraised a group of Montreal students chant FLQ slogans at the Paul Sauve Sports Arena in Montreal last night. About 2,000 turned out f(...)
Clenched fists upraised a group of Montreal students chant FLQ slogans at the Paul Sauve Sports Arena in Montreal last night. About 2,000 turned out f(...)
10/15/1970
On the move to montreal soldiers of the Van Doos regiment quick-march to a line of helicopters waiting to airlift them to guard duty in the Montreal a(...)
On the move to montreal soldiers of the Van Doos regiment quick-march to a line of helicopters waiting to airlift them to guard duty in the Montreal a(...)
10/15/1970
Montreal Press Conference - Separatist-Style, Attending a press conference in Montreal last night held by FLQ lawyer Robert Lemieux, who was reporting(...)
Montreal Press Conference - Separatist-Style, Attending a press conference in Montreal last night held by FLQ lawyer Robert Lemieux, who was reporting(...)
10/14/1970
Prime minister Pierre Trudeau and Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, surrounded by plainclothes security men, leave Notre Dame Church in Montreal after f(...)
Prime minister Pierre Trudeau and Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, surrounded by plainclothes security men, leave Notre Dame Church in Montreal after f(...)
10/20/1970
Checking for Booby Traps, two members of the Montreal bomb disposal squad cautiously examine objects in the house believed to have been used by the ca(...)
Checking for Booby Traps, two members of the Montreal bomb disposal squad cautiously examine objects in the house believed to have been used by the ca(...)
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Kidnapped diplomat's wife, Mrs. James Cross leaves family home on Montreal's Redpath Cres. in a car with detectives. She was taken to police headquart(...)
Kidnapped diplomat's wife, Mrs. James Cross leaves family home on Montreal's Redpath Cres. in a car with detectives. She was taken to police headquart(...)
10/9/1970