Pierre Laporte And The October Crisis

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Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec, had a large impact on the October Crisis and the FLQ attacks. The Quebec-born politician was known for his work against then-Quebec Premier; Maurice Duplessis. Laporte targeted the Duplessis government.
After Duplessis’ death, Pierre successfully gained a seat in the Quebec National Assembly and served in the government of Premier Jean Lesage. Laporte was considered to be a leading member of the Liberal Party’s left wing, which supports social equality.
In 1969, Lesage announced his resignation from party leader, hence the 1970 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election. Laporte ran to take his position, but lost to his fellow cabinet member;

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