A diplomat had been kidnapped, a cabinet minister had been kidnapped, they were under threats of murder. The police forces were rather tired. After a whole week, we were unable to find those that had effected the kidnappings.
A diplomat had been kidnapped, a cabinet minister had been kidnapped, they were under threats of murder. The police forces were rather tired. After a whole week, we were unable to find those that had effected the kidnappings.
You only need a few people to effect a kidnapping.
There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners.
There is nothing more foreign to a civilised and democratic system than preventive detention.
I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.
It is very difficult to know what may be in the back of the mind of public figures.
There was no censorship of the press: in general, the War Measures Act could have been made even more radical.
The opposition parties, by attacking my relations with the federal government, in the last seven years, have not hesitated to score points.
One can always debate questions back and forth.
It seemed to be inadmissible to give in on such a fundamental point. This would have meant that any one who would have wanted to be a terrorist could gain eventually their freedom thanks to another kidnapping.
One has to admit that the action taken by the government put an end to political violence that had existed for seven to eight years.
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