Podcasts about october crisis

British Trade Commissioner James Cross was released by members of the FLQ on this date back in 1970. We spoke with Professor William Tetley, a member of the Quebec Provincial Cabinet at the time of the crisis as well as author of "The October Crisis, 1970: An Insider's View".

It's October, and while Charlie has been warning of a October surprise, no one could've predicted this many. Charlie and Blake work through the blizzard of breaking news on Tuesday, including a gigantic strike at America's ports and an Iranian missile barrage into Israel. Charlie also talks about his appearance in Montana yesterday and why, although it's not a swing state, it matters a great deal. Become a member at members.charliekirk.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's October, and while Charlie has been warning of a October surprise, no one could've predicted this many. Charlie and Blake work through the blizzard of breaking news on Tuesday, including a gigantic strike at America's ports and an Iranian missile barrage into Israel. Charlie also talks about his appearance in Montana yesterday and why, although it's not a swing state, it matters a great deal. Become a member at members.charliekirk.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The October Crisis is over and Jack is back, but will the Audioverse ever be same again? Join David and Jack as they repair the fractured universe one show at a time. This week, "October's Children", an episodic full-cast paranormal mystery/horror audio drama set in a small college town in New England. "October's Children" focuses on a small, diverse group of 20- and 30-somethings trying to survive the trials and tribulations of ‘everyday' life in Wolfbrook, New Hampshire. This week it's "Where The K-Mart Used to Be" and "A Rough Idea of the Place"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The October Crisis is over and Jack is back, but will the Audioverse ever be same again? Join David and Jack as they repair the fractured universe one show at a time. This week, "October's Children", an episodic full-cast paranormal mystery/horror audio drama set in a small college town in New England. "October's Children" focuses on a small, diverse group of 20- and 30-somethings trying to survive the trials and tribulations of ‘everyday' life in Wolfbrook, New Hampshire. This week it's "Where The K-Mart Used to Be" and "A Rough Idea of the Place"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

* Guest: Dr. Scott Bradley, Founder and Chairman of the Constitution Commemoration Foundation and the author of the book and DVD/CD lecture series “To Preserve the Nation.” In the Tradition of the Founding Fathers - FreedomsRisingSun.com * Today in History: October 16, Cuban missile crisis begins! * October 1962 confrontation between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States * The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of nuclear missiles in Cuba. * FBI Warns of Domestic Threats Linked to Israel–Hamas War - 'Lone actors' may take inspiration from recent attacks on Israel to commit violence on American soil, FBI Director Christopher Wray - Bill Pan, TheEpochTimes.com * Switzerland refuses to take sides in ever more divided world. * Is The US On The Brink of a Civil War? - Will the 2024 election devolve into violence? * Nearly 70% of active service members are overweight, report finds - Meghann Myers, Military Times.

Lee and Leah are feeling a little crazed towards each other this week as they butt heads while talking about David Cronenberg's "Rabid" (1977), starring Marilyn Chambers. The talk centers around how effective the movie executes its premise, the parallels between what the film shows happening, marshal law in Canada during the 1970 October Crisis, and what happened during the Covid-19 lockdown. The listeners also talk about what they've watched as of late. So come in real tight with us for a hug, won't you listener? Just be careful around the stingers in our armpit pussies! "Rabid" IMDB  Featured Music: "Vulcain" by Claude Vasori & 'Benihana" by Marilyn Chambers.

October 10, 1970. In their fight for Quebec's independence, members of a radical separatist group spark national panic when they kidnap a government official in Montreal. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's guests: Bill Vigars, Author - “Terry & Me: The Inside Story of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope” Dennis Molinaro, Professor of legal studies at Ontario Tech University / Former national security analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Witness to Yesterday. This summer, we will be reissuing our top 10 episodes. We hope you enjoy revisiting these with us. The Witness to Yesterday team is working hard, and we're excited to bring you the next new season in September, 2023. Thank you for listening. Original Episode Description: Patrice Dutil discusses the uses of the War Measures Act in twentieth century Canada with Xavier Gelinas, the curator of political history at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau and the co-author of Lost Liberties: The War Measures Act, published by the Canadian Museum of History. The discussion examines the origins of this legislation and its application during the First World War, the Second World War and during the October Crisis of 1970. The motivations of the various governments are examined as are the chief victims of the WMA: relatively new immigrants, Japanese Canadians during 1942-45 and dissidents. The WMA is also considered for what it reveals about Canadian political culture. Finally, the difficulties in rendering judgment are explored. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.

Canada has a reputation for being a rather low-key, friendly place.  For the most part, this is true. It is a nice place to visit and is never usually that controversial.  However, that hasn't always been the case. Fifty years ago, Canadians faced the threat of extremism and terrorism, and it almost broke the country apart. Learn more about Quebec's October Crisis of 1970 on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmed in the aftermath of the 1970 "October Crisis" that brought martial law to Canada, Gilles Groulx's radical documentary 24 HOURS OR MORE (1973) takes a disapproving look at life in Quebec under capitalism during a moment when the postwar economic boom was receding. It's the kind of movie that isn't made anymore: a movie that questions the very premises on which society is built.Watch the movie for free: https://www.nfb.ca/film/24_hours_or_more/Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmed in the aftermath of the 1970 "October Crisis" that brought martial law to Canada, Gilles Groulx's radical documentary 24 HOURS OR MORE (1973) takes a disapproving look at life in Quebec under capitalism during a moment when the postwar economic boom was receding. It's the kind of movie that isn't made anymore: a movie that questions the very premises on which society is built. Watch the movie for free: https://www.nfb.ca/film/24_hours_or_more/ Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus

It's Canadian National Day of Podcasting!It's also me and Ken.Hey, remember the occupation of Ottawa?  Remember the Emergencies Act?  Well  the EA requires a commission be struck to look into the use of the EA, and well, that was our jumping off point.We talked Ottawa, the October Crisis, the Conscription Crises, Jan 6 and democracies voting themselves out of existence.We also talked DS9 and Babylon 5.Enjoy episode 59

October 10, 1970. In their fight for Quebec's independence from Canada, members of a radical separatist group spark national panic when they kidnap a government official in Montreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PATREON EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/342-black-friday-68045387 In 1970, the October Crisis in Quebec led to the first government-mandated suspension of civil liberties in Canada during peacetime. The documentary ACTION: THE OCTOBER CRISIS OF 1970 (1974) gives us opportunity discuss the conditions of French/English Canadian tensions that led to the kidnapping of two politicians by a militant Quebec separatist group, and the long shadow that this brief period of martial law has cast on Canada. PLUS: Yet again, we discuss that menace to society, Tom Hanks.

**DISCLAIMER - This episode contains mention of smoking and death and may not be appropriate for younger children**In today's special episode we will hear the story of The Other Rachel. This story was inspired by my grandmother, who turned 106 years old earlier this week. I don't want to give too much away, but rest assured that there is an unusual, somewhat spooky, and definitely mysterious element to the story.Brought to you by: Phaeton Starling Publishing and Things with Wings Productions.The Skylark Bell official website - http://www.theskylarkbell.comThe Skylark Bell on Instagram: @theskylarkbellAuthor/Producer: Melissa Oliveri - http://www.melissaoliveri.comJoin Melissa's Patreon for early access to podcast episodes, music downloads, and more: http://www.patreon.com/melissaoliveriMelissa on Instagram: @the.mop.podMelissa on Twitter: @melissaoliveriAll music by Cannelle - http://www.cannellemusic.comCannelle on Instagram: @cannelle.musicFULL TRANSCRIPT:Things with Wings productions presents – A Special episode of The Skylark Bell. I'm your host, Melissa Oliveri.In today's special episode we will hear the story of The Other Rachel. This story was inspired by my grandmother, who turned 106 years old earlier this week. I don't want to give too much away, but rest assured that there is an unusual, somewhat spooky, and definitely mysterious element to the story.Now, it's time to grab a blanket and a warm drink, we're getting started.The Other RachelIt will seem hard to believe, but the first time I saw her I didn't recognize her. In my defense, I hadn't seen her in nearly 50 years. People seem to think fifty years is a long time. Half a century. I am 105 years old now, my life has surpassed the length of an entire century. The world would be unrecognizable to her, if she could see it, but I have lived through the changes gradually, they aren't as staggering as they seem when comparing today to my starting point of 1916.But let me start at the beginning. Not the beginning of my life, that would take far too long, but rather the beginning of the unbelievable, inexplicable, most unlikely three decades of my life. I had moved into a small ground floor apartment the previous week. The apartment was located inside a converted school, and the complex only rented out to people of retirement age. It felt like I had come full circle when I toured it; looking out the living room window I could see the second-story apartment across the street where I had raised my family, decades ago. The first time I saw her she was on the balcony. I was sitting in my rocking chair by the window enjoying some quiet time before bed. I noticed the small orange light of her cigarette glowing as she smoked. I could see her silhouette outlined by the light of the window behind her. Something about her felt familiar, but I couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. The reality was far too unimaginable at this point. She finished her cigarette then lingered a moment, like she was relishing her time outside before going back through the door to whatever waited for her on the other side.Nearly a month went by before I saw her again. This time it was daytime, and she was sitting on the steps that lead from the second floor to the street, listening to what sounded like a baseball game on the radio. She looked like she was talking to someone, but there was no one else there that I could see. I pushed my curtains aside and leaned closer to the window to get a better look. To my great embarrassment she lifted her head and met my gaze. I quickly stepped back and pulled the curtains closed. It was only a moment before I heard a soft knock on the window. I reluctantly pulled the curtains back again and slid the window open. “Hello,” she said, taking a puff of her cigarette, “my name is Rachel. My family and I moved into the apartment across the street last month.”I stared at her, speechless, recognition washing over me like one of those rainstorms that comes out of nowhere, leaving you no option but to get soaked. I thought maybe I'd died, and my life is flashing before my eyes. Or maybe I was asleep and dreaming.  Or maybe... maybe...“Lovely to meet you,” I managed to stammer, “I only recently moved in as well.”“I hope your children helped get you settled in,” she said, a smile curving her mouth as she stomped her cigarette out on the sidewalk with an old-fashioned kitten-heeled shoe. I took a moment to look over her short-sleeved floral dress with buttons down the front. It was the height of mid-1940s fashion. Oh, how I had loved that dress. I remember sewing the buttons back on after a hard tug by one of the children made them pop off. “Yes, they are wonderful children. I'm very proud of them,” I replied, my heart pounding.“That's great to hear,” she said, looking back up at me. “Do you have children?” I asked her, already knowing the answer.“Yes, I have two boys and another little one on the way,” she replied, placing a hand on her abdomen. Of course! It was so long ago; I hadn't thought about it in years. Everything had happened so fast; my father-in-law passing away, moving in with my mother-in-law, our two children in tow and another on the way. “Well, I should be getting back, it's lovely to meet you Mrs...” her words snapped me out of my memories. “Mrs.... Rachel, just call me Rachel,” I told her, hesitating only for a moment.“Rachel it is, a lovely name.” She winked as she said it, then turned to walk back across the street. I watched her go up the steps, focusing on her shoes. I remembered those shoes, too; my sister Carmen had bought them for me for Christmas in 1945. It was a bittersweet Christmas that year as some celebrated with loved ones who had returned from the war, and others grieved those who had not. I watched as the apartment door closed behind The Other Rachel, then stayed in my chair for a long time, reminiscing about Christmases gone by in that second-story apartment. Back then I would wait until the children had gone to bed on Christmas eve, then pull out the tree, the decorations, wrap the gifts, and do the cooking and baking. I'd work into the wee hours of the morning to get everything ready, and they would wake on Christmas morning believing in magic.I watched The Other Rachel, about a month later, walking home from the tramway stop down the street, carrying her bag on her arm. She must be coming home from her shift at Birk's, I thought. I had spent decades working in the iconic Birk's Jewelry store alongside my sister Marselle, earning $1/hour for my troubles. I would take the streetcar from Des Erables street around the corner from my apartment and get dropped off just steps away from the shop's location in Old Quebec. The Other Rachel turned to look toward my window as she walked by, and I waved. She smiled and sauntered over. “Hello dear, how was your day?” I asked her.“It was lovely, my friend Pierre stopped by the store to buy his mother a necklace. He told stories and we laughed and laughed until the manager gave me a stern look... and then we laughed some more,” she giggled. I smiled fondly. Pierre had been a young boy when I first met him. Years ago, he and his family would come to the café where I was a waitress, and I would sneak him ice cream when his parents weren't looking. He eventually moved to California and became a Hollywood actor, but he never forgot his roots. He would always make a point to stop by and say hello to me when he would come back to Quebec City to visit his family.Another month went by, and I notice a pattern; The Other Rachel's appearances seemed to coincide with the full moon. We continued our monthly visits over the course of many years, my small apartment window always between us. I was there to celebrate with her when her, my, our, eldest son got married, and I was able to celebrate the birth of my next 3 children once again. It was a strange, amazing, beautiful thing and I didn't stop for a moment to question how or why. On the days between our visits, I would see the current residents of the apartment, the ones in modern clothes with their modern strollers, modern cars, and modern haircuts, going about their lives. I watched life outside my window like a carrousel, waiting for my favourite horse to pass by.“I must tell you this story,” she had said to me one day, barely able to keep a straight face. I encouraged her with a nod, wondering which memory her tale would conjure. “Last night I got home late from work, we had a very special client who stayed for some time after we closed the store. I was a little frazzled making dinner and set the oven to a much hotter temperature than I meant to. By the time I peeled, cooked, and mashed the potatoes and trimmed and cooked the beans, I opened the oven to find the roast black and burnt! It was far too late to prepare a new dinner. The meat was tough and dry, and as I sliced it, I couldn't help but think I'd never hear the end of it from my mother-in-law...” here she pauses, a mischievous gleam in her eye. She had told me a few stories about life with her mother-in-law. Never delving too deeply into just how challenging the situation was, but I remembered it well. Isabella and I never did get along. She would turn off the radio in the middle of the baseball game, or put away photos and trinkets I would display on dressers and bookcases. I would find the trinkets in drawers and put them back out, and she would hide them again, and the cycle would repeat until finally the trinkets disappeared permanently, presumably thrown away. “I held my breath as I served everyone dinner, and sure enough she had something to say...” The Other Rachel draws out the end of her story for suspense. I wait patiently, already knowing what she is about to say. “...and she told me it was the BEST roast she'd EVER had!” At this The Other Rachel roars with laughter. It was quite unlike her to step out of her more rigid, stoic stance. I sat in my rocking chair watching her, surprised, until finally I felt my shoulders shaking back and forth and I joined her in what the French call un fou rire. I was still chuckling about the whole thing when I went to bed and dreamed of all the lost trinkets that had been made to disappear by my mother-in-law over the years. A few years later, The Other Rachel asked if any of my children had served in the armed forces. I told her my eldest son and his boys were part of the military, which was not exactly an answer to her question, but also not a lie. People rarely spoke about World War II once it was over, but for some reason it was on The Other Rachel's mind that day. She told me a story about her brother-in-law, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the mention of his name, not out of spite but out of an almost comical sense of exasperation. My husband had been unable to fight in the war, but his three brothers did, and the one The Other Rachel was referring to had a tendency to go AWOL.“So here we are, riding the train from Montreal, and Donn tells me to go sit with him. At first, I didn't understand why, then it dawned on me that appearing to be part of a couple would help him avoid suspicion. My husband sat a few rows back and I sat in silence next to my brother-in-law, hoping no one would ask for our papers. In all those years he never did get caught!” She sighs the sigh of a mother with a hopelessly naughty son. Perhaps this brother-in-law explains some of the mother-in-law's moodiness, I thought with a quiet giggle.“My mother-in-law passed away yesterday,” she added, as if reading my mind. I sat silently for a moment, waiting to see if she would say more, but that was that. I offered her my condolences, which she accepted with a nod before slowly walking back up the steps to her apartment. My mother-in-law had passed away in the late 1950's. I still remember the dress I wore to her funeral, and the cold wind at Mount Hermon Cemetery in Sillery, standing at the family grave nestled between two tall Scotch pines planted in honour of their Scottish heritage. I sat for a while thinking about Isabella and the constant state of conflict we had lived in for the better part of 13 years. My husband had been planted squarely in the middle of that small-scale war. I would ask him to pass along my message to her and she would do the same, and he would nod and smile at each of us and keep all the information to himself, a sort of makeshift peacekeeper. In hindsight, perhaps the loss of her husband, that terrible grief settled deep in her soul, had turned here into such a difficult person. Perhaps before she had been a brighter, lighter, happier person. Perhaps she felt like her life was in a tailspin, like the life she had known was disintegrating before her eyes, like she had completely lost control. Perhaps I simply didn't have enough life experience to empathize back then...“Those suitcases better be packed by the time I get back!” The sound of her voice made me instantly perk up. I had been in a slump for a few of weeks, having broken my leg in a fall while walking to the market on Cartier Street. I painstakingly made my way to the window and pushed the curtains aside to see her weary but smiling face on the other side. I scanned my memory for a trip we may have made around this period in time, but my brain was a little foggy from the pain medication. “Where are you off to?” I finally asked, giving up on my quest.“We've promised the kids a trip to the World Fair in Montreal,” She replied, a mixture of excitement and exasperation in her voice. Of course, Expo '67! How could I forget?! It was such a magical trip; the cutting-edge technology and design, the crowds milling about with a look of amazement on every face, the sights and sounds, the food... We would talk about that trip for years to come. The unusual structures like the Terre Des Hommes and Habitat 67 that were part of the pavilions at the exhibit still stood to this day, iconic pieces of Montreal architecture.“How exciting!” I breathed, envious of the adventure that awaited her, an adventure that was so distant in my past.“It will be if I can get everyone packed up and out the door! On that note, I need to go pick up my pay cheque. It's lovely seeing you,” she waved before rushing off down the street.I didn't see her for a few of months after that. I spent some time with my sisters, and celebrated Easter with my family. When summer came, we drove to the Island of Orleans to buy fresh-picked strawberries, the best berries in the world, no contest! I made jam and marmalade for everyone; my children, my sisters, the Sgobbas who lived down the street, Mme Méo who lived around the corner and had been a friend to me for years, and Mrs. Maher who lived upstairs. The warmer months passed by so quickly, it wasn't until the cooler weather returned that I realized how much time had gone by since I'd last seen The Other Rachel.“Gordie, don't you eat the tops off those mille feuilles! Linda, keep an eye on him!” I heard her shout from outside my window one day. I laughed and laughed. My son, Gordon, had a habit of stealing the iced tops off the flaky custard pastries when no one was looking. “Good afternoon, Rachel,” I said, joining her by the window.“That boy, he's a handful!” she laughed, her love for him clearly present in her voice. “Say, I was wondering, have you ever travelled to Europe?” she asked. In an instant I knew precisely why she was asking. “Yes, I've travelled to Spain,” I told her. “Why do you ask?” I added, trying to keep our incredible situation to myself.“My sister and I are travelling to Spain and Portugal next month!” she answered excitedly. I smiled at her attempt to keep her giddiness in check. She was usually so serious, and no-nonsense, I relished these almost childlike moments of wonder in her, they were far too few and far between.“You will have a wonderful trip. The food, scenery, and people are all lovely,” I told her, drifting off into memories of that very trip with my sister Marselle. We had eaten late at night, enjoyed the most amazing coffee on the hotel balcony first thing in the morning, watched the sun rise from the beach... “Well, I should be going before Gordie gets into some other kind of trouble,” she said, still grinning from ear to ear. I waved goodbye as she scurried home to check on her mille-feuilles. I made a point to walk down to Paolo's Patisserie on Rue Cartier that evening to pick up a mille-feuille for myself, and that night I went to bed with visions of flamenco dancers and Portuguese sunsets in my head. Just before falling asleep, I made a mental note to call my sister Marselle the next morning to check in, we hadn't spoken in a few days.I didn't see The Other Rachel the following month. I knew she was on her trip, so I didn't think much of it, but I didn't see her again for several months after that either, and began to worry until I remembered what happened at the end of that trip. A vicious bout of sciatica had put me in a wheelchair, a condition that took nearly eight months to resolve.When I finally saw her again it was autumn. I heaved a sigh, relieved the spell had not been broken after all. She walked more gingerly, but still held her head high, and looked impeccable in her long coat and a pair of leather gloves. “Hello Rachel,” I said through the open window. She jumped a little, as if I had startled her. She turned toward me, a look of distraction on her face.“Oh hello,” she said, regaining her composure. “Is everything alright?” I asked her, scanning my memory for the events which transpired fifty years prior that may be cause for her concern. Before I could put my finger on it, she filled me in.“Have you been listening to the radio?” she asked, “they're saying the army is coming. There will be curfew. They're saying a politician has been kidnapped!” Of course. The October Crisis. So much time had gone by I had put it behind me, but it was a frightening spell in Quebec History when some extremists took things too far. My heart sank as I thought of the politician who would later be found dead. I quickly reminded myself to keep quiet about it. “Ah yes, very concerning indeed. I'm sure you and your family will be safe,” I smiled at her reassuringly. She nodded, still a little unsure, and bid me farewell as she carefully crossed the street, her gait noticeably affected by the sciatica. I watched her with a sinking heart, knowing there was something far more terrible coming her way than the October Crisis.A few months later she came to my window, her face ashen and streaked with makeup where tears had run down her face. My stomach clenched. I thought I was prepared. I knew it was coming. I had thought of nearly nothing else the past three months, yet I couldn't help but feel my heart break all over again. As much as I tried to forget, I remembered this day as if it were yesterday. This horrible, tragic, traumatic day. “Oh Rachel, I don't know what I'm going to do...” she had whispered through my window. “Listen to me very carefully. It may not seem like it today, but it's going to be okay. You will be okay, and your children will be okay. Life will be okay. Trust me.” She had looked at me then, her gaze even with mine as if, for a moment, she knew exactly who I was. I stayed perfectly still, unsure of what would happen next. She nodded quietly and turned her gaze to the ground. Eventually she took a deep breath and looked up to the sky before whispering “My husband died today.”“I remember,” I whispered, too quietly for her to hear. Fifty years I had lived on without him. I wanted to hold her then, to comfort her, but we had only ever talked through the window, and I was afraid to break the spell. After a while she squared her shoulders and lifted her head. She bid me goodnight and walked proudly back to her apartment. I remember the moment, half a century ago, when I decided there wasn't time for feelings and pity, that I would swallow it all down and continue moving forward and raising my family. I stared out the window well into the night, remembering the pain, the tears, the fear filling up the walls of the second-story apartment across the street. As I watched I saw a hazy figure take shape on the balcony. I recognized him instantly, looking dapper in his limo driver uniform with a cap on his head, leaning on the railing smoking a cigarette. He blew out a plume of smoke and his silhouette dissipated along with it. “Goodbye Don,” I whispered for the first time in 50 years. I spent the next several months letting her lead the conversation. Some days she would focus on the children; another getting married, another grandchild being born... other days she would be very quiet, the grief she had swallowed down finally rising to the surface. Over time our conversations returned to what they had been: She sharing current events while I reminisced.  “My dearest Rachel,” she said one day, a look of nostalgia on her face, “I'm moving.” The announcement hit me like a kick in the gut. “Our landlord has decided to sell the building, and the new owner is requiring us to leave so he can make renovations,” she continued. “I've found a place for us down on Ste Foy Road.”My heart sank. We had been meeting almost monthly for nearly thirty years. It never occurred to me that our conversations would end at some point. I hadn't calculated which year it was, exactly, that I had been forced to leave the small apartment that members of our family had occupied for nearly seventy years. I remembered my son had tried to purchase the building, but the bank had denied his loan application. The new apartment The Other Rachel was moving to cost nearly double the rent and I remembered the stress and financial worry of those subsequent years. I shook my head back to the present moment. I wasn't prepared to say goodbye, not only to her, but to the life I had lived in that second-story apartment across the street. I swallowed the lump in my throat as tears sprung up in my eyes. “I wish you the very best, Rachel,” I whispered to her.“I'm only moving a few blocks away. I will come back to visit,” she said, clearly emotional about the home she had known nearly three decades, and perhaps a little sad about leaving me, the old woman in the window. Little did she know...I nodded quietly and watched as she walked across the street for the last time, the sound of her shoes echoing off the sidewalk. “Goodbye Rachel,” I whispered.I never saw her again. Every full moon I stayed up late into the night, looking for that silhouette and the small orange fire of a cigarette, but the balcony remained silent and empty. A few weeks ago, a For Sale sign appeared on the railing, quickly followed by a Sold sign. Then, last week a construction crew arrived and began filling a dumpster with pieces of wood and drywall as they gutted the interior of the apartment. Once they finished, the next crew came in to rebuild, then movers brought furniture and appliances, and finally a new family arrived: Two adults with a small child and another on the way.To this day, I sit in the living room of my small apartment staring aimlessly out the window as yet another new family goes about their life, oblivious to my existence, or to the existence of those who came before them. I sit and remember my children when they were children, my husband, my mother-in-law, the burnt roast, Expo '67, the flamenco dancers, long workdays at Birk's, the magic of Christmas morning, my sisters - now long departed, and the few moments of quiet sitting on the balcony after the children had gone to bed... I sit and dream. I sit and reminisce. I sit and recall the life I lived in that second-story apartment, when I was The Other Rachel.Thank you so much for listening.  I look forward sharing the next chapter of Wingspan next week so you can find out what Magpie and Lucas have been up to. Remember, Patreon subscribers get early access to all podcast episodes, and downloads of all my original music as Cannelle, plus illustrations, behind the scenes videos, and more. You can subscribe for as little as $1 per month to access all my content. Check the show notes for links to Patreon, my website, and social media accounts, I love interacting with my listeners. If you enjoyed this story, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts, and/or a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify. This helps my story gain visibility among the numerous podcasts out there, and it also makes me smile.Lastly, I'd like to wish everyone who does, or can celebrate Mothers Day a lovely day. My own mother passed away when I was young, but since I became a mom over 13 years ago the day is no longer a sad one. That said, I know it can be a difficult day for many, and my heart goes out to  you.Thank you, as always, for listening.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/theskylarkbell/donations

Today we are talking about the October crisis that took place in Quebec back in the 1970's and the death of Pierre Laporte. Come along and learn a bit about the events that happened and that lead to one man loosing his life and other being injured due to one group of people and how their actions changed some of our rules and the way our army works to this day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wheretheroadends/message

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes the Emergencies Act to take control of Canada. We review, including:

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: For Justin Trudeau, the occupation of the national capital represents the greatest challenge to the legitimacy of the federal government in a generation. This is the October Crisis, revisited. For a week and a half, the Freedom Convoy has paralyzed the downtown. Ottawa cannot handle “the insurrection.” On Sunday, the mayor confirmed the city had lost control and declared a state of emergency. So far, the mayhem has been mostly confined to the Parliamentary Precinct. So far, this is a very Canadian version of an attempted coup – – slow, restrained, amorphous – which has generated a very Canadian response of ambiguity and acquiescence. As befuddled authorities scoff and scold, militants dig in. Click HERE to read the full article. Many have been critical of Justin Trudeau's leadership…what does he need to do to move forward? GUEST: Andrew Cohen, Journalist & Professor at Carleton University and the author of “Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History” - Thousands of demonstrators have successfully occupied Canada's fridged capital for days, and say they plan on staying as long as it takes to thwart the country's vaccine requirements. The brazen occupation of Ottawa came as a result of unprecedented coordination between various anti-vaccine and anti-government organizations and activists, and has been seized on by similar groups around the world. It may herald the revenge of the anti-vaxxers. 5G & QAnon: How have conspiracy theorists steered Canada's trucker protests? Read the full article HERE. GUEST: Justin Ling, Freelance Investigative Journalist for Maclean's and The Guardian - The Ambassador Bridge is the latest target of protesters opposing pandemic restrictions, cutting off a key trade route between the United States and Canada and threatening supply chains for a significant part of the country. Demonstrators sympathetic to the days-long anti-government occupation in Ottawa started using trucks to jam traffic on the bridge from Windsor, Ont., to Detroit on Monday. What is the economic impact of the protests at the Ambassador bridge? GUEST: Michael Manjuris, Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management with Ryerson University

Alan speaks with Andrew Cohen, journalist, professor at Carleton University and author of Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History,  about how the Convoy Protests is the October Crisis revisited. 

Hi friends, Today I am Arts Calling Norm Reynolds! Norm Reynolds is a Toronto-based playwright and actor. He is adapting Anne Tyler's "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" for the stage. “An October Crisis” is slated for the Toronto Queer Theatre Festival. "Gay Positive" was short-listed for the Short & Sweet Festival (Sydney, Australia). "Two-Hander" played at the inaugural Newmarket National Ten Minute Play Festival. A hit at the first Summerworks Festival (CBC Radio, NOW Magazine), "Put Up Your Hand" was performed by the author in Toronto at the Red SandCastle Theatre. "The Good-bye Play" was staged at the Playwrights of Spring Festival and at TheatreStarts (Aurora, Ontario); it was originally workshopped at the Humber School for Writers with Edward Albee. Reynolds has published short fiction in the United States and Canada, and book reviews in the Canadian national press. He is a thirty year member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. Norm's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/13LPH Check out Norm's work on the New Play Exchange: https://newplayexchange.org/users/47644/norm-reynolds The Playwrights Guild of Canada: https://playwrightsguild.ca/paupress/profile/norm-reynolds/view/ Tune in for Craft Bites this February 18th 1pm! https://playwrightsguild.ca/craft-bites-event-page/ Norm's Blog: https://adaylikealldays.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NormReyn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nreyn21/ Thanks again for your time, Norm. Looking forward to continuing our conversation in the future!! j -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro at cruzfolio.com. If you like the show: consider reviewing and sharing the podcast, your support truly makes a difference! Check us out for more podcasts about the arts and original content! Make art. Much love, j

Patrice Dutil discusses the uses of the War Measures Act in twentieth century Canada with Xavier Gelinas, the curator of political history at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau and the co-author of Lost Liberties: The War Measures Act, published by the Canadian Museum of History. The discussion examines the origins of this legislation and its application during the First World War, the Second World War and during the October Crisis of 1970. The motivations of the various governments are examined as are the chief victims of the WMA: relatively new immigrants, Japanese Canadians during 1942-45 and dissidents. The WMA is also considered for what it reveals about Canadian political culture. Finally, the difficulties in rendering judgment are explored. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.

Manage damage control in a crisis. How to prepare for the worst and respond to situations.Sam and Ryan talk through how to respond to a consumer and a corporate crisis, from accidents to natural events, security threats, fraud and corporate buyouts. The tips to help you prepare and be in control.We cover topics including accidents, floods, terrorism, fraud, product failure, change in corporate control.Our quick tips:Assess the situationFind the factsSet up a press office to communicate up-to-date information to the mediaSet up a customer call centre for concerned customers and/or friends/relativesManage social media Have a ready prepared Crisis Management protocol in place, a document that can be accessed by all relevant staff, with contact details and guidance on what to do and who is responsible for each area

Episode 189: Starting in 1963 and stretching over the next seven years, a militant French separatist group called the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorized La Belle Province. Their aim was to overthrow the Quebec government and leave Canada creating an independent Marxist- Leninist Quebec state. By 1970 the group had committed more than 200 violent criminal and terroristic acts including, bombings and high profile kidnappings. The group's activities ultimately claimed the lives of eight people, including a Quebec provincial cabinet minister, and injured many more, before then Prime Minister, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, finding himself out of options, enacted the 1914 War Measures act to stem the violence of the October Crisis of 1970. Sources: Timeline of the Front de libération du Québec - Wikipedia CBC Archives — What is the FLQ? Web Archive | McGill.ca — October Crisis 1970 October Crisis - Canada's Human Rights History FLQ (FRONT DE LIBERATION DU QUEBEC) - SEVEN YEARS OF TERRORISM | Office of Justice Programs The Making of the October Crisis: Canada's Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ by D'Arcy Jenish Read Hostages Online by Gordon Kerr | Books Read Terror Threat Online by Dwight Hamilton and Kostas Rimsa | Books Read The Night Canada Stood Still Online by Robert Wright | Books Read Trudeaumania Online by Robert Wright | Books Read October Crisis: 50 Years After A Bloody Spasm That Nearly Tore Canada Apart DEMOCRACY VERSUS TERRORISM: FLQ TERRORISM IN QUEBEC, A CASE STUDY on JSTOR The Terrorist Activities of the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) - The Beginning of a New Era Pierre Vallières (1937-1998) - The Beginning of a New Era Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) | The Canadian Encyclopedia THE FLQ: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION by Lorne Weston The FLQ Crisis – VALOUR CANADA Summary · Task Force on Kidnapping: The Department of External Affairs' Files on the October Crisis · Canada Declassified « Front de libération du Québec (FLQ)» : tous nos articles | Le Devoir Pierre Laporte - Wikipedia James Cross - Wikipedia François Schirm — Wikipédia Edmond Guénette — Wikipédia Commission of Inquiry Concerning Certain Activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP - Wikipedia October Crisis: Who was Pierre Laporte, really? | Montreal Gazette La police connaissait les ravisseurs de Cross et Laporte | Radio-Canada.ca Global News — Search: FLQ Canada - The Trudeau years, 1968–84 | Britannica Regina v. Vallieres, 1969 CanLII 1000 (QC CA), Regina v. Vallieres, 1973 CanLII 1418 (QC CA), R. v. Cossette-Trudel, 1979 CanLII 2876 (QC CQ), The Quiet Revolution Chronology of the October Crisis, 1970, and its Aftermath - Quebec History Message of the FLQ to the Nation 1963 YouTube — Trudeau: Just watch me Just watch me - Wikipedia Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The work of Canadian mokuhanga printmaker Graham Scholes is the work of an artist searching for history. His career has taken him across Canada, teaching, studying and creating his prints and water colours.  Graham has worked in various types of printmaking and art but it is mokuhanga which he seems to have found his voice.  In this episode of The Unfinished Print, Graham (accompanied with his wife Marnie) goes into his artist life, his relationship with printmaker Noboru Sawai, his various print series as well as his printmaking methods and philosophies. We also discover how history shapes an artist.   Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own print work on Instagram @popular_wheatprints, Twitter @unfinishedprint, or email me at theunfinishedprint@gmail.com Notes: notes may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Graham Scholes website and shop can be found here. Art Gallery Of Ontario is a big box art gallery located in the city of Toronto founded in 1900. Western Technical School is a high school located centrally in the city of Toronto and was founded in 1927 with a focus on machinery and robotics.  Font de libération du Québec (FLQ) was a neo-nationalist and separatist political group and terrorist organization which was highly active in the Canadian province of Québec from 1963-1971. For a good read on the subject, D'arcy Jenish's book The Making of the October Crisis is worth a read. Barrie, Ontario, Canada is a city located in the Canadian province of Ontario with a long a rich history of First Nation and settler tradition and culture. The McLaren Art Centre which Graham discussed in the episode is located in Barrie. Vancouver Island is an island off the coast of Canada with a rich history of First Nations and settler culture. Watercolours and How is a book published by Graham Scholes describing the use of watercolours as an art form.   Let There Be Light  is a book by Graham Scholes about his lighthouse woodblock prints.   Noboru Sawai (1931-2016) - mokuhanga and printmaking teacher of Graham Scholes, an American/Japanese printmaker who spent 22 years in Calgary, Alberta at the University of Calgary. He studied printmaking with Tōshi Yoshida (1911-1995) in Japan. His studio, Sawai Atelier was established in Vancouver, BC in 1981.   Kochi, is a prefecture located on Shikoku Island in Japan. It has a rich samurai history and tradition of paper making. Inochō paper making museum is located in Kochi.   Takamatsu is a port city in Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku Island in Japan. shina (Tilia Japonica) is a Japanese plywood made for mokuhanga printmaking.    The West Coast Trail is a 75km trail for backpacking which follows the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island. gomazuri is a printmaking technique called sesame printing in English printed with water and pigment.    waterless lithography is a form of printmaking developed by Canadian printmaker Nik Semenoff using silicone, offset aluminum plates, toner, water-soluble pencils and heat.  dry point is drawing on copper plates with diamond or carbide tipped needles, inked then cleaned.  This process is in the intaglio family of printmaking. John Amoss is an American mokuhanga printmaker whose Appalachian Trail series is one of the greatest modern mokuhanga print series available today. He was interviewed by The Unfinished Print and can be found here.  Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) was a British modernist linocut printmaker, painter, and teacher who lived in British Columbia. Her works are lauded and highly collectable.  kappazuri are Japanese stencil prints by layering colour and form with stencils cut by the artist. Made famous by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992). Mokuhanga printer and painter Paul Binnie also began his career with kappazuri. Ronin Gallery NY has a great blog post about kappazuri  here.  reduction printmaking, colloquially known as “suicide prints,” is a form of printmaking where the printmaker cuts away from one  wood or Lino block , printing as they go.   Walter J. Phillips (1884-1963) was a British born printmaker who lived in Victoria, British Columbia. Famous for his watercolours and self-taught woodblock prints, WJP made his own tools and made some of the greatest woodblock prints ever produced.   opening and closing credit background music:  Blue, Red and Grey by The Who from the record, The Who By Numbers (1975)  © Popular Wheat Productions Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) The opinions expressed in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of Andre Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.                 .                               

This week, Sam and Marj practice their (bad) French and talk about the FLQ!

In the Season 2 premiere, Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Miles talks with Gabe and Craig about the documentary film Les Rose and Quebec's October Crisis of 1970.

We're joined by Podcast High principal and Mount Royal University historian Roberta Lexier (@rlexier) to discuss Licia Corbella's postponed knee surgery and the only thing a Trudeau has done that she supports, invoking the War Measures Act to militarily occupy Quebec. While hospital workers went on a wildcat strike across Alberta, winning the hearts and minds of working people, Corbella writes in the Calgary Herald that she'd love to support them but was mildly inconvenienced, so alas she cannot. Meanwhile, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Quebecois leader Yves Francois-Blanchet have called for Canada to issue an apology for the October Crisis, in which Pierre Elliot Trudeau suspended civil liberties for all of Quebec in October 1970. In another piece, Corbella says we should never apologize for hardcore militarism against the French Menace.  Roberta, who happens to be teaching a course on the October Crisis this semester, tells us why Corbella is engaging in crude historical revisionism. LinksOur previous episode on Corbella, with the great Elaine PaulsEric - It's Time for a Postmedia Sunshine ListRoberta - The Regina Manifesto and the Origins of Canada's Parliamentary SocialistsJeremy - Alberta Is Closer Than Ever to a General StrikeGreg Shupak - The Weapons Industry Doesn't Care Who's PresidentBetsy Reed - Glenn Greenwald Resigns from the Intercept Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski - People's Republic of Wal MartLike what you hear?Give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts. You can also throw us a few bucks on our Patreon to access exclusive content and maybe even appear on the show.Follow Big Shiny Takes on Twitter or Instagram!@bigshinytakes

This week I'm joined by Jay Watts, central organizer of the Communist Party of Canada, to talk about why the Canadian Leftist Podcaster Community needs to move on from incessant magical thinking about how to make the NDP good. We also talk about why electoralism is important, the 50th Anniversary of the October Crisis and more. Also there's an election in the US tomorrow? http://patreon.com/robrousseau

Power & Politics for Thursday, October 29th.

The premier of Quebec is looking for an apology for the action taken by the federal government during the October Crisis that shook Quebec during 1970. How might Justin Trudeau's response be influenced by the fact that his father, Pierre Trudeau, was Canada's prime minister at the time? Is this just a bid to make Trudeau look bad and embarrass him? Guest: D'arcy Jenish, Magazine Journalist and Author, The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ - Terminal patients are allowed under the law to pursue medical assistance to end their life but some revisions to that bill will allow more than just terminal patients to qualify. If the changes are put into law, Canadians with degenerative diseases could request the help of a physician to end their life. Surely this won't be where this ends and more revisions will come, allowing even more people to qualify, right? Does this bill contradict the Hippocratic oath that all medical doctors take to do no harm? Guest: Dr. Ramona Coelho, MD opposed to Bill C-7 - Sami Jo Small joins Scott to talk about her new book, The Role I Played, as well as professional women's hockey and ways that could raise it up into the spotlight during more than just the Olympics. Guest: Sami Jo Small, Three-time Olympic medalist, 5-time World Champion, 10-year-veteran goaltender with the Canadian National Women's Hockey Team and Author, The Role I Played - You've likely heard about Van Halen's tour rider that stated there should be no brown M&Ms in their dressing room. This likely inspired some other musicians to take their requests to a whole new level. Together Scott and Ben dive into some of the weirdest and most unusual riders courtesy of your favourite divas and rock stars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Crystal Goomansingh, Europe Bureau Chief with Global News joined Scott Thompson to give an update on the attacks in France. Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Europe Bureau Chief with Global News - Chrystia Freeland says that there will be heavy but ‘limited' spending going on due to the pandemic. How much higher is our deficit going to go? Meanwhile, the Bloc Quebecois has demanded an apology from the federal government for its handling of the October Crisis in the 1970s. Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University - When the pandemic began, parents were told to not worry about their children's screen time. Now, there's concern. Guest: Emma Duerden, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Western University, lead author on the study - With COVID-19 cases still incredibly high in the province (800+ over the past few days), how could we be moving in a better direction? Guest: Chris Bauch, Research chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics who has done extensive research into SARS and the 2009 pandemic influenza and is a specialist in mathematical and computer modelling of infectious disease outbreaks, vaccination, and social distancing measures at the University of Waterloo

The government will continue to spend heavily to fight the effects of the pandemic; The Conservatives plan to vote against a Bloc Québécois motion calling for an official apology for the October Crisis detentions; And a vote on banning conversion therapy exposes divisions within the Conservative caucus.

This week, we hear about homelessness and drug abuse in downtown North Bay, minor hockey resumes in the north, Meagan Duhamel talks about Covid-19 and the Battle of the Blades, the latest on the Kingsway Entertainment District in Sudbury, and we remember the October Crisis from 1970.

Fifty years ago this October, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), escalated their separatist campaign by kidnapping British diplomat James Cross, and Quebec Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte, sparking what came to be known as the October Crisis. In return for releasing Cross, the FLQ had seven demands, one of which was to have its manifesto broadcast - and CBC/Radio-Canada complied. Geoff Turner examines the impact and legacy of the manifesto, and the relevance it still has today.

Today on the podcast, I speak with author and historian D'Arcy Jenish about his new book on the lead-up to the October Crisis. You can find his book here:  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B078VVRPV7/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Support the show at www.patreon.com/canadaehx E-mail me at craig@canadaehx.ca Website: www.canadaehx.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/canadianhistoryehx Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @bairdo37

50 years ago, Canada would see the only peacetime implementation of the War Measures Act, and only the third political assassination in our history. It was a time of unease and worry for many. Today, I look at the October Crisis of 1970. Support the show at www.patreon.com/canadaehx E-mail me at craig@canadaehx.ca Website: www.canadaehx.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/canadianhistoryehx Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @bairdo37

We spoke with Damien-Claude Bélanger, Associate professor of History at the University of Ottawa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrice Dutil examines the life of Pierre Laporte, the Acting Premier of Quebec who was kidnapped and murdered by the FLQ in October 1970 with Jean-Charles Panneton, the author of Pierre Laporte (Septentrion). Panneton discusses Laporte’s family, his childhood and his rise in the ranks of journalism particularly as he sharpens his attacks on the Maurice Duplessis and the Union Nationale. Laporte chooses politics and in the 1960s distinguishes himself as Quebec’s Minister of Culture and as Minister of Municipal Affairs. Laporte is revealed as a progressive and a nationalist. This podcast is also available in a French-language version. It was produced by Jessica Schmidt.

British Trade Commissioner James Cross was released by members of the FLQ on this date back in 1970. We spoke with Professor William Tetley, a member of the Quebec Provincial Cabinet at the time of the crisis as well as author of "The October Crisis, 1970: An Insider's View".

What do I remember about the FLQ Crisis? Everything. Everything a six year old child would remember. Road blocks. Military check points. The names; Laporte, Cross, Bourassa, Choquette, Rose... We're going to take the long way home today, I'm going a ways out of the way until we eventually come back towards the end and finally talk about murder. For more information please visit the website: http://theresaallore.com/2020/02/22/olympic-aftermath-october-crisis-part-3-wkt4-3/

There were two kidnapping, and one was fatal. In October 1970 the Quebec FLQ terrorist group - the Front de Libération du Québec - first abducted British trade commissioner James Cross. They then went after Quebec Minister of Labour and Deputy Premiere, Pierre Laporte. Under captivity, Laporte was murdered and his body later found in the trunk of an abandoned car at the Saint Hubert airport. For more information visit the http://theresaallore.com/2020/02/15/laporte-est-mort-october-crisis-part-2-wkt4-2/

Our destination is Quebec's October Crisis. Getting there, we will need to navigate across all these milestones, through the lens of Mayor Jean Drapeau. This is Who Killed Theresa? For more information visit the website:http://theresaallore.com/2020/01/29/ca-recommence-the-october-crisis-1/

In the interest of inter-provincial solidarity, bridging Canada's language divide, and making Alberta conservatives mad by saying Québec is good and cool: buckle up for an episode about Québec's 1972 General Strike! Joined by Central Canada Correspondent Brendan, Team Advantage takes a look at the radical Québecois politics of the late 1960s and early 1970s, culminating in a general strike in 1972. We examine the history of uneven development, the politics of anticolonial struggle, the radicalisation of labour groups, the state repression brought on by the 1970 October Crisis, the death of Michèle Gauthier, and the events of 1971-72. Follow Brendan on Twitter @NeeedlesEye. Watch "24 heures ou plus" from the NFB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQZAHiZtNw

After years of terrorist bombings throughout the Canadian city of Montreal, members of the militant separatist group, the Front de Liberation du Quebec, plotted their most audacious attack yet: the kidnapping of prominent diplomat, British Trade Commissioner James Cross. What followed was a crisis that rocked the country and resulted in Canada's very first peacetime enactment of martial law.

This week we talk about that GCSE History favourite, the Cuban Missile Crisis. What happened in the lead up to it? What happened in those fateful 13 days? Could it happen again? As always, here are our sources: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisishttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisishttps://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisisThe combined efforts of the history teachers of Archbishop Ilsley School and Springwood High School

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with author/journalist D’Arcy Jenish about his book The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ. We talk about his approach to the subject, the historical literature on the October Crisis, and the FLQ’s rise. We also […]

In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with author/journalist D’Arcy Jenish about his book The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ. We talk about his approach to the subject, the historical literature on the October Crisis, and the FLQ’s rise. We also […]

The Oppenheimer security hearing was a 1954 proceeding by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) that explored the background, actions, and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who had headed the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, where he played a key part in the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. The hearing resulted in Oppenheimer's Q clearance being revoked. This marked the end of his formal relationship with the government of the United States, and generated considerable controversy regarding whether the treatment of Oppenheimer was fair, or whether it was an expression of anti-Communist McCarthyism. I.L( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_security_hearing) The Strategic Air Command, or SAC 1946-1992, was the air command in the United States Air Force that was chiefly responsible for the deployment and maintenance of nuclear armed bombers and missiles during the Cold War.May Tsar Bomba was the Western nickname for the Soviet RDS-220 hydrogen bomb, code name Ivan or Vanya, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated. Its test on 30 October 1961 remains the most powerful man-made explosion in history. It was also referred to as Kuzkina mat , possibly referring to Nikita Khrushchev's promise to show the United States a Kuzkina mat, an idiom roughly translating to "We'll show you!”, at a 1960 session of United Nations General Assembly. The bomb had a yield of 50 megaton TNT. In theory, it had a maximum yield of 100 megatons if it were to have included a U-238 tamper, but because only one bomb was built, this was never demonstrated. The single bomb was detonated at the Sukhoy Nos cape of Severny Island, part of Novaya Zemlya. The remaining bomb casings are located at the Russian Atomic Weapon Museum in Sarov and the Museum of Nuclear Weapons, All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics, at Snezhinsk. I.L (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsar_Bomba) The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis, the Caribbean Crisis , or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. I.L (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis)

In this episode we cover the events of October 1970 in day-by-day detail, as well as discuss the aftermath of the kidnapping crisis and Quebec’s embrace of political separatism. Paul McGeown returns as guest.     Thanks to Mike and Donna Bleskie, Ian Davis, Perry, Kimberlyn Crowe, Levent Kemal Sadikoglu, Russ Mangum, Adam Mentgen, and more for supporting the show! If you’d like to do the same, please visit http://www.patreon.com/hi101.

In this episode we discuss the condition of Quebec in the first half of the 20th century with a focus on the Duplessis administration, as well as the Quiet Revolution and the intellectual tensions that arose between federalism and nationalism among the politics of the 1960s. Paul McGeown returns as guest.     Thanks to Mike and Donna Bleskie, Ian Davis, Perry, Kimberlyn Crowe, Levent Kemal Sadikoglu, Russ Mangum, and more for supporting the show! If you’d like to do […]

In October of 1970 the Canadian government faces off against the FLQ, Canada's most notorious terrorist organization

On the 10th podcast episode, Professor Kent Roach joins Peter Edelmann, Deanna Okun-Achoff and Steven Meurrens to discuss national security law in Canada. Kent Roach is a Professor of Law and the Prichard-Wilson Chair of Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He is a Member of the Order of Canada and is considered to be one of the foremost experts on national security legislation in Canada. This episode contains an overview of the history of national security law in Canada, starting with the MacDonald Commission and the October Crisis of 1970, the formation of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, the Air India bombing, the Arar Inquiry, 9/11, and Bill C-51. We also discuss the roles of CSIS, the Communication Security Establishment, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency, in administering Canadian national security legislation. Finally, Professor Roach provides an in depth analysis of several controversial elements of the previous Conservative Government of Canada's Bill C-51, and the current Liberal Government of Canada's response under Prime Minister Trudeau.

In downtown Montreal an English diplomat is getting dressed when a group of men with guns storm into his room and force him into a taxi. He has just been kidnapped by a French Canadian terrorist organisation, and the country is about to go into turmoil. (Also there is sex with radios and Pierre can't tell if people ghosts). Welcome to The October Crisis.Twitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.comSupport the show and get rewards like bonus episodes:www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The aptly named CanadianHistorian gives a crash course in Canadian history, starting from the British seizure of New France in the Seven Years War and proceeding up until multiculturalism in "Trudeau's Canada." By covering the heavy drinking Charlottetown Conference, the symbolism of Vimy Ridge, and the traumatic October Crisis, this episode looks at the interplay of English and French groups and how a unique Canadian identity was forged out of their shared history. (90mins)

When French-speaking separatists in the Canadian province of Quebec turned violent, Canada's government called the army onto the streets. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau suspended basic civil rights and a stand-off ensued. (Photo: A soldier guarding a street corner in Montreal in October 1970. Credit: Associated Press)

What was the October Crisis of 1970? What the the FLQ Really About? How Does Trudeau’s Suspension of Civil Liberties in 1970 Compare With Harper’s Attack on Civil Liberties at the G20 Protests in 2010? How does the FLQ compare with the Black Bloc? The University of Ottawa’s Pierre Beaudet answers these questions and more. He was one of the 500 innocents arrested under the War Measures Act in 1970. The missing women of Vancouver’s East End is the subject of David Hugill recent media study. How has the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star handled this tragic story? Tzana Miranda Leal, organizer of the Justice For Migrant Workers’ Thanksgiving Day march from Leamington to Windsor talks about the march and what it set out to accomplish.