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Jean Lesage was voted Prime MInister of Quebec. 1960 to 1966. Those years was considered to be the Quiet Revelution. Major changes occurred during that time. http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/readings/lesage.htm
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Canada gets a new flag Feb.15, 1965. It was raised above Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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Pierre Trudeau is Prime Minister of Canada from 1968-1984.
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British trades commissioner James Cross was kidnapped by the FLQ. They wanted 500,000 dollars in gold and safe passage to cuba in order to let him go.
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The FLQ manifesto was brodcasit over the CBC raidio and television three days after James Cross was kidnaped.
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Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by the Chénier cell of the FLQ on Oct. 10 1970.
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Canadian army is sent to patrol Ottawa area. They were dispached to protect people and sights.
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Eight days after James Cross was kidnapped Pierre Trudeau was geting inter veiwed and was asked how far would he go with reducing civil liberties and he responded "just watch me".
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Robert lemieux asks students to boycott class. By doing this it would support the FLQ.
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Quebec government ask's the Canadian army for help to protect politicians and important buildings.
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Prime minister Pierre Trudeau anounses the proclimation of the war meashers act. This is the first time it was used since WW1.
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Peierre Laporte was founf strangled to death in a trunk of a car at an airport.
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Police raid the hiding place of the FLQ's Chenier cell. Three members escaped, Bernard Lortie was arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte.
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James Cross was released after police discoverd where he was being held. FLQ members was given assurance that they would have safe passage to cuba.
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All troops in Quebec are withdrown by Jan. 4,1971.
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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was caried on by the Canadian Bill of Rights. Canadian Bill of Rights (1960). Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1980).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
