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You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about.

The War Measures Act [0] is a law that grants government powers in times of war or insurrection. There was, you guess it, an insurrection in the 70s [1] and the it was appropriately triggered.

Also the whole article describes an operation that even senior military commanders were unaware of — what possible connection could there be to the PM?

Pure dumb speculation.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Measures_Act [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_Crisis

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Didn't they end up not being able to prosecute most of these guys because of entrapment? [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrapment

Pretty sure you are just making things up now unless you have a source.

There were lots of arrests, lots of convictions, some fleeing to Cuba and subsequent detentions. Nobody in the Chénier cell the precipitated the crisis was let off on entrapment or, as far as I know, ever alleged entrapment. They regarded themselves as patriots and I believe they would have found the idea very offensive.

None of this of course has anything to do with Justin Trudeau and the fact that the FLQ members negotiated passage to Cuba seems to undermine this weird Castro thing too.

> as far as I know, ever alleged entrapment.

It's not like the prosecution is going to brag about it, when they simply have the option of not going to trial or make a plea bargain.

> Pretty sure you are just making things up now unless you have a source.

I wish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involvin...

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1977/11/14/the-gang-that...

> and the fact that the FLQ members negotiated passage to Cuba seems to undermine this weird Castro thing too.

The calls, meetings and official visits were all recorded. There's nothing to undermine.

What does this have to do with my reply above? Genuinely confused.

Had you read the material I posted,

"In 1974, RCMP Security Service Corporal Robert Samson was arrested at a hospital after a failed bombing - the bomb exploded while in his hands, causing him to lose some fingers and tearing his eardrums - at the house of Sam Steinberg, founder of Steinberg Foods in Montreal. While this bombing was not sanctioned by the RCMP, at trial he announced that he had done "much worse" on behalf of the RCMP, and admitted he had been involved in the APLQ break-in."

I have no love for the RCMP, but I don't understand what this has to do with entrapment related to the FLQ crisis. Sorry I asked.

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