The FLQ Manifesto is read on Radio-Canada by Gaétan Montreuil on October 8.
Québec's Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte is kidnapped on October 10.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau : "Just watch me."
The War Measures Act is invoked on October 16.
The body of Pierre Laporte is found in the trunk of a car at the airport in St. Hubert, Québec on October 17.
The kidnappers of James Cross are tracked down & given safe passage to Cuba in exchange for the release of James Cross.
40 Years Later...
On October 17th, the body of Quebec`s labor minister, Pierre Laporte, was found in the trunk of a car, on Montreal's south shore.
But British trade commissioner, James Cross, remained in captivity until December 3rd.
Throughout the crisis, Cross had been held in an apartment on Récollets Street in Montreal North.
Finally, after a police siege and negotiations between the government and the FLQ, James Cross was released in exchange for the safe-conduct of his kidnappers to Cuba.
Here's how events unfolded.
Charlotte Lehmann of Owen Sound, Ontario sent us her first-hand recollection of the release of James Cross. Read it in our Your Memories section.
Sunday October 31, 2010
'The Ghost of Expo '67'
Adam Gopnik has been a writer for the New Yorker since 1986.
He has come to be known as one of the preeminent interpreters of contemporary life writing today.
He now lives in New York with his wife and their two children.
But in October of 1970, Adam Gopnik was 14 years old, and living in Montreal.
Listen to "The Ghost of Expo '67" Read "The Ghost of Expo '67"
Sunday October 31, 2010
'October 1970'
Lysiane Gagnon is a columnist for La Presse and the Globe and Mail. In 1970 she was a young journalist, just starting her career.
Her story is called "October 1970". She translated it herself.
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Air Times
Remembering the October Crisis is a special series airing on C'est la vie throughout October.
| Network | Times |
|---|---|
| Radio One | Sundays in October at 6:30 p.m. (EST) |
| Tuesdays in October at 11:30 a.m. (EST) |
Share Your Memories
We want YOU to share your memories of the October Crisis. Send us your stories and/or photos and they could be posted on the site..or even shared on air!
From the CBC Archives
Civil Liberties Suspended
On Oct. 5, 1970, armed kidnappers force British Trade Commissioner James Cross into a taxi as he leaves his Montreal home for work...
En français
Sur les ondes de Radio-Canada Première-Chaîne
| Émission | Heures |
|---|---|
| Vous m'en lirez tant | Tous les dimanches du mois d'octobre à 14 h |