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'Pierre Laporte' (25 February, 1921 – 17 October, 1970), was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec before being kidnapped and murdered by members of the terrorist group The Front de Libération du Québec (Quebec Liberation Front) during the October Crisis.
Pierre Laporte was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was a journalist with ''Le Devoir'' newspaper from 1945 to 1961, and was known for his crusading work against the government of Quebec's then-Premier Maurice Duplessis.
After Duplessis' death Laporte successfully ran for a seat in Chambly in the Quebec National Assembly and served in the government of Premier Jean Lesage. Laporte was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, and considered to be a leading member of the party's left wing. In 1969 after Lesage stepped down as party leader Laporte ran to succeed him, but lost the position to fellow cabinet member Robert Bourassa.
When Bourassa was elected Premier of Quebec in 1970, he appointed Laporte as his Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour.
On October 10, 1970 Laporte was kidnapped from his home in Saint-Lambert, Quebec by a cell of the Quebec terrorist group known as the FLQ. They dubbed him the "Minister of Unemployment and Assimilation," and held him hostage in an anti-government protest. The events that followed became known as the "October Crisis" when the War Measures Act was invoked and Pierre Laporte's dead body was found in the trunk of a car seven days later on October 17. He had been strangled. His kidnappers were subsequently captured and sentenced to long prison terms for his murder, but in fact only served terms ranging from 7 to 11 years.
Pierre Laporte was buried in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montreal, Quebec.
Many sites and landmarks were named to honor Pierre Laporte. They include:
★ The provincial electoral district of Laporte;
★ ''Rue Pierre-Laporte'' (Pierre Laporte Street), located in Shawinigan, Mauricie;
★ ''Pont Pierre-Laporte'' (Pierre Laporte Bridge), located near Quebec City;
★ several schools in Quebec and other parts of Canada.
★ BBC On this day October 10, 1970 Canadian minister seized by gunmen
★ CBC Archives October 11, 1970 Labour minister kidnapped
★ École secondaire Pierre-Laporte in Mont-Royal, Quebec
Pierre Laporte was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was a journalist with ''Le Devoir'' newspaper from 1945 to 1961, and was known for his crusading work against the government of Quebec's then-Premier Maurice Duplessis.
After Duplessis' death Laporte successfully ran for a seat in Chambly in the Quebec National Assembly and served in the government of Premier Jean Lesage. Laporte was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party, and considered to be a leading member of the party's left wing. In 1969 after Lesage stepped down as party leader Laporte ran to succeed him, but lost the position to fellow cabinet member Robert Bourassa.
When Bourassa was elected Premier of Quebec in 1970, he appointed Laporte as his Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour.
Canada Post stamp - note the error in the year of Laporte's death, which was really 1970
On October 10, 1970 Laporte was kidnapped from his home in Saint-Lambert, Quebec by a cell of the Quebec terrorist group known as the FLQ. They dubbed him the "Minister of Unemployment and Assimilation," and held him hostage in an anti-government protest. The events that followed became known as the "October Crisis" when the War Measures Act was invoked and Pierre Laporte's dead body was found in the trunk of a car seven days later on October 17. He had been strangled. His kidnappers were subsequently captured and sentenced to long prison terms for his murder, but in fact only served terms ranging from 7 to 11 years.
Pierre Laporte was buried in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montreal, Quebec.
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Honors
Many sites and landmarks were named to honor Pierre Laporte. They include:
★ The provincial electoral district of Laporte;
★ ''Rue Pierre-Laporte'' (Pierre Laporte Street), located in Shawinigan, Mauricie;
★ ''Pont Pierre-Laporte'' (Pierre Laporte Bridge), located near Quebec City;
★ several schools in Quebec and other parts of Canada.
External links
★ BBC On this day October 10, 1970 Canadian minister seized by gunmen
★ CBC Archives October 11, 1970 Labour minister kidnapped
★ École secondaire Pierre-Laporte in Mont-Royal, Quebec
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