Troops on the streets of Montreal during the 1970 October Crisis. MONTREAL GAZETTE FILE PHOTOA carload of suspected separatists, shaking their fists, are brought into a police station on Oct. 16, 1970, as soldiers and police joined forces to strike swiftly in raids on the south and north sides of Montreal, making arrests in separatist areas under the extended provisions of the War Measures Act. Canadian PressSoldiers of the Royal 22nd Regiment from Quebec City stand guard on one of the many bridges in Montreal after the War Measures Act was invoked on Oct. 16, 1970. Canadian PressTwo armed soldiers, one with fixed bayonet, patrol a street in north-end Montreal on Thursday, Dec. 3, 1970, where British trade commissioner James Cross was reportedly being held. Cross was kidnapped on Oct. 5, 1970. Canadian PressFederal Minister of External Affairs, Mitchell Sharp rejects FLQ (kidnapping) demands during an October 7, 1970, press conference, regarding British Trade Commissioner James Cross’s release. FLQ October Crisis 1970. Montreal GazetteSoldier standing guard on Parliament Hill during the FLQ 1970 October Crisis. War Measures Act. Ottawa CitizenSt. Hubert house where Pierre Laporte was held then slain on Oct. 17, 1970. Montreal GazetteFront de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) kidnapping- 1968 Chevrolet Biscayne that Pierre Laporte’s body was found in the trunk on October 18, 1970, near the Canadian Forces Base in South Shore St. Hubert. Montreal GazettePierre Laporte’s funeral. Copyright DOMINIQUE CLÉMENT: CLÉMENT CONSULTINGPierre Laporte’s funeral October 20, 1970. Copyright Montreal Gazette. Photo used October 21, 1970. Credit Tedd Church.Paul Rose, a member of the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ), defiantly raising his fist while leaving court during his trial for the murder of provincial minister Jacque Laporte. Mr. Rose and other members of the FLQ kidnapped Mr. Laporte after Canada refused to meet the group’s demands to release FLQ prisoners after an earlier kidnapping. Mr. Rose was found guilty in March 1971 and served 13 years of a life sentence.An important participant in the Quebecois 1970 October Crisis, Paul Rose was convicted of cabinet minister Pierre Laporte’s murder and sentenced to life in prison. Montreal Gazette
