What a Tipping Point Looks Like

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Jan 6, 202535:16Government & Organizations

In 1970, Canada’s streets were full of troops and the country was on edge. Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte had been captured by a militant French separatist group, the FLQ, and the Canadian government worried thou...

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