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Here's an odd one for the Canadian military historians.

  • 16-08-2010 6:15pm
    #1
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,465 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'm trying to cull my garage and get rid of stuff, found an old book of mine I had forgotten I had. As I was flicking through, these photos caught my eye.

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    So, who knows their Canadian history?

    NTM


Comments

  • #2
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    I guess those fenian raids really made them jumpy, hey.

    Serious answer - no idea what that was about :)


  • #3
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Montreal, Murray hill riot? The city has a history of riots, the last two were over ice hockey results. Looks like your photos are an army training exercise.


  • #4
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    I think there is an historical basis to this - in 1970 the British Trade Counsel in Montreal ( James Cross ) was kidnapped by Quebec seperatists (FLQ ) Front de Liberation du Quebec.
    The Canadian army was deployed into Quebec as part of a crackdown on the FLQ - this was NOT a declaration of martial law as has often been mis-stated.
    Note one of the above photos is described as showing troops engaged in anti-FLQ operations . This would suggest the photos are dated from Autumn 1970.
    The legislation used to authorise the military operations in and around Montreal was the War Measures Act and was invoked by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.


  • #5
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    Now that you mention it Delancey,I remember reading that in the book "Shake hands with the Devil" Hairy times it seemed!


  • #6
    tac foley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭tac foley


    delancey42 wrote: »
    I think there is an historical basis to this - in 1970 the British Trade Counsel in Montreal ( James Cross ) was kidnapped by Quebec seperatists (FLQ ) Front de Liberation du Quebec.
    The Canadian army was deployed into Quebec as part of a crackdown on the FLQ - this was NOT a declaration of martial law as has often been mis-stated.
    Note one of the above photos is described as showing troops engaged in anti-FLQ operations . This would suggest the photos are dated from Autumn 1970.
    The legislation used to authorise the military operations in and around Montreal was the War Measures Act and was invoked by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

    You have hit the nail upon the head, exactement.

    tac


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