Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Terrorist Resurgence In Quebec
With Canada's weak stand on domestic terrorism, most notably the the standoff at Caledonia, it's not a surprise to find out that the FLQ are making a come back.
The latest letter sent out by a group claiming to be a cell of the FLQ, sets February 15th as the date they intend to start their new round of attacks. These attacks would be in retaliation for "Anglo-Saxon imperialism" in Quebec.
The government, now has two options. Treat these FLQ threats the way they treated Caledonia, and hope the letter-writer doesn't follow through on their threats. This would be employing the old Canadian defense policy of "bend, but don't break".
The other option would be to go after these guys like the they went after the 17 Islamic terrorists arrested in Toronto last summer. Hunt them down, lock them up, and treat them like the terrorists they are. No public statements, no large protest rallies, just indefinite solitude.
If there were ever a reason for domestic-terror laws, this would be it. I'm sure nobody in La Belle Province forgets the October Crisis, when two provincial cabinet ministers were kidnapped, with one being murdered. The October Crisis was the culmination of a campaign of bombings, bank robberies, and other violent crimes by the FLQ.
In 1970 Pierre Trudeau (not exactly the fighting type) invoked the War Measures Act in Quebec. In an unrelated story, Stephen Harper is planning on recognizing Quebec as a "distinct nation within Canada". Is that what the FLQ refers to as "anglo-saxon imperialism"?
The latest letter sent out by a group claiming to be a cell of the FLQ, sets February 15th as the date they intend to start their new round of attacks. These attacks would be in retaliation for "Anglo-Saxon imperialism" in Quebec.
The government, now has two options. Treat these FLQ threats the way they treated Caledonia, and hope the letter-writer doesn't follow through on their threats. This would be employing the old Canadian defense policy of "bend, but don't break".
The other option would be to go after these guys like the they went after the 17 Islamic terrorists arrested in Toronto last summer. Hunt them down, lock them up, and treat them like the terrorists they are. No public statements, no large protest rallies, just indefinite solitude.
If there were ever a reason for domestic-terror laws, this would be it. I'm sure nobody in La Belle Province forgets the October Crisis, when two provincial cabinet ministers were kidnapped, with one being murdered. The October Crisis was the culmination of a campaign of bombings, bank robberies, and other violent crimes by the FLQ.
In 1970 Pierre Trudeau (not exactly the fighting type) invoked the War Measures Act in Quebec. In an unrelated story, Stephen Harper is planning on recognizing Quebec as a "distinct nation within Canada". Is that what the FLQ refers to as "anglo-saxon imperialism"?
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