The Reluctant Historian

The October Crisis


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This week, inspired by the Truck Occupation of Ottawa, Liz and Dakota take a look at another tumultuous time in Canada: The October Crisis and the invocation of the War Measures Act during the 1970s.  


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_de_lib%C3%A9ration_du_Qu%C3%A9bec#:~:text=The%20Front%20de%20lib%C3%A9ration%20du,group%20by%20the%20Canadian%20government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Stock_Exchange_bombing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_of_the_deed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Crisis

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/october-crisis

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act



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The Reluctant HistorianBy Liz and Dakota Lawson