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Pierre Laporte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ lapɔʁt]; 25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the October Crisis .
Pierre Laporte was eventually found killed by his captors, while James Cross was freed after 59 days as a result of negotiations with the kidnappers who requested exile to Cuba rather than facing trial in Quebec. The cell members responsible for Laporte's death were arrested and charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder after they returned.
The Pierre Laporte Bridge (French: Pont Pierre-Laporte) is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. [2] It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately 200 metres (660 ft) west (upstream) of the Quebec Bridge between Quebec City and Lévis. It spans 1,041 metres (3,415 ft). [1]
Only a few months after the election, Quebec faced a severe test with the October Crisis, in which Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped and assassinated by the Front de libération du Québec, a violent pro-independence group.
Shortly afterwards, on 10 October, the Chénier Cell kidnapped the Minister of Labour and Vice-Premier of Quebec, Pierre Laporte. Laporte was coming from a meeting with others where they had discussed the demands of the FLQ. In the following days, FLQ leaders held meetings to increase public support for the cause.
On May 20, Francis Simard is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Laporte. In October, the RCMP releases fake communiqués which she attributes to the Frères Chasseurs cell and the Pierre-Louis Bourret cell. On November 22, Bernard Lortie is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the kidnapping of Laporte.
It focuses on the autumn of 1970, following the kidnapping of British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte by the Front de libération du Québec in October. The War Measures Act was declared by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau a day before it was discovered Laporte was executed.
Pierre Laporte: Chambly (Montérégie) 1970: 17 October 1970: Liberal none: n.a. 17 October 1970: 1972: Liberal Gérard D. Levesque: Bonaventure (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) 1972: 1976: Liberal Jacques-Yvan Morin: Sauvé (Montreal East) 1976: 1984: Parti Québécois Camille Laurin: Bourget (Montreal East) 1984: 1984: Parti Québécois ...