Quote:
Originally Posted by Acajack
Mostly agree, with the caveat that Parizeau only re-stated what members of a whole bunch of communities had already said themselves, ie "all Jews must vote Non!", "all Italians must vote Non!", "all Greeks must vote Non!", etc.
About this historical moment, he also later said this:
«Je n'ai mis personne en prison et on m'a traité de fasciste et d'intolérant. C'est ça l'image. Pierre Trudeau a fait mettre 500 personnes en prison et c'est un grand démocrate. Je ne veux plus jouer ce jeu-là!»
Just noticed BTW that today is the 28th anniversary of that speech.
|
ok, maybe but the October Crisis and other terrorist incidents perpetuated by the FLQ was an entirely different manner. Pierre Laporte and James Cross were kidnapped, and the former was murdered. The Montreal Stock Exchange was bombed, and so too was a Canadian Army recruiting centre. There were over 160 violent incidents, and a total of eight people were killed (with many more injured).