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October Crisis

"The October Crisis denotes the kidnapping on 5 October 1970 of James Cross, the British trade commissioner in Montréal, by members of the FRONT DE LIBÉRATION DU QUÉBEC. The kidnappers' demands, communicated in a series of public messages, included the freeing of a number of convicted or detained FLQ members..." (Read More)

Source Citation: Smith, Dennis. The October Crisis." Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation, 2011.

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Featured Articles*

Clément, Dominique. "The October Crisis of 1970: Human Rights Abuses Under the" War Measures Act.." In Journal of Canadian Studies, 160. Journal of Canadian Studies, 2008. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre, EBSCOhost (accessed January 13, 2011).

Michael, Gauvreau. "OCTOBER CRISIS: LIBERALISM TESTED THE ENACTMENT OF THE WAR MEASURES ACT IN OCTOBER 1970 FORGED A NEW, TOUGH PHILOSOPHY." Hamilton Spectator, The (ON), n.d., Canadian Reference Centre, EBSCOhost (accessed January 13, 2011).

Stewart, James. "Quebec's end of innocence." Maclean's 108, no. 41 (October 9, 1995): 22. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre, EBSCOhost (accessed January 13, 2011).

*Note that these articles are from our EBSCO database. You will need login information to access these from home. Stop by the library and pick up a bookmark with the information on it.

Featured Websites

Quebec History - this site is edited by professor Claude Bélanger, of the Department of History at Marianopolis College inMontreal. It offers a chronology of events, biographies of key players, and an extensive library of documents which have been transcribed and, often, translated by the editor. Be sure to use the pull-down menu at the top of the page to navigate the site.

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Google News Archive

What were the newspapers reporting as the October Crisis unfolded? You can browse the Montreal Gazette to find out. Just go to Google News Archive and conduct an Advanced Search, limiting the dates to the year 1970.

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CBC News Timeline

CBC offers a wealth of information on the October Crisis including video coverage of the event as it unfolded. Go to the CBC News Timeline: the October Crisis and browse the links on the right under the heading "In Depth."