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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

It is not a sign of being a week-kneed bleeding heart to be distressed by the sight of troops in our cities

Date10/18/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: It is not a sign of being a week-kneed bleeding heart to be distressed by the sight of troops in our cities.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0120337F
Sending Troops into Montreal in 1970 boosted support for Liberal government
Sending Troops into Montreal in 1970 boosted support for Liberal government
10/20/1970
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
First hostages, above, are released in last week's bank drama
First hostages, above, are released in last week's bank drama
3/21/1977
Postal driver abducted, Witness Heidi Ahreus (right) saw the mail truck (left) and the van (below) being driven off
Postal driver abducted, Witness Heidi Ahreus (right) saw the mail truck (left) and the van (below) being driven off
3/6/1979
Postal driver abducted. Witness Heidi Ahreus (right) saw the mail truck (left) and the van (below) being driven off. Police found the abandoned mail t(...)
Postal driver abducted. Witness Heidi Ahreus (right) saw the mail truck (left) and the van (below) being driven off. Police found the abandoned mail t(...)
3/6/1979
Ready for guard duty after being called on by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa to provide protection for people and public buildings from terrorists, tw(...)
Ready for guard duty after being called on by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa to provide protection for people and public buildings from terrorists, tw(...)
10/14/1970
Ready for Guard Duty after being called on by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa to provide protection for people and public buildings from terrorists, tw(...)
Ready for Guard Duty after being called on by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa to provide protection for people and public buildings from terrorists, tw(...)
10/15/1970
Scared little girl: Annie Trieu, 3, was found in a dark church basement five hours after being abducted from a Metro department store recently
Scared little girl: Annie Trieu, 3, was found in a dark church basement five hours after being abducted from a Metro department store recently
11/25/1990
Sharing their guard duties, a Montreal city policeman, a detective in plain clothes and a uniformed soldier from the Van Doos regiment, wearing a camo(...)
Sharing their guard duties, a Montreal city policeman, a detective in plain clothes and a uniformed soldier from the Van Doos regiment, wearing a camo(...)
10/15/1970
Trying to co-operate on the tightened security measures in Montreal, a city policeman ferrying a Canadian Forces soldier to a guard post gropes for ke(...)
Trying to co-operate on the tightened security measures in Montreal, a city policeman ferrying a Canadian Forces soldier to a guard post gropes for ke(...)
10/17/1970
Reunited after six months, Rosemary Culbertson joyfully hugs her 17-month old son, Keith, who was snatched from her arms in a shopping plaza in Stow, (...)
Reunited after six months, Rosemary Culbertson joyfully hugs her 17-month old son, Keith, who was snatched from her arms in a shopping plaza in Stow, (...)
3/14/1972