Roméo Dallaire and the FLQ Crisis

Twenty-three-year-old Roméo Dallaire, a lieutenant in 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada on Oct. 5, 1970, struggled to believe what was happening. Earlier that day, a separatist cell of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) had kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross. In doing so, the weeks-long ordeal dubbed the October Crisis (also known … Read Full Article »