Back in October of 1970 the Front de liberation du Quebec (or FLQ) kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Labour minister Pierre Laporte. The left-wing radical organization demanded the release of jailed fellow members.
On October the 17th, Pierre Laporte's dead body was found in the trunk of a car.
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau implemented the War Measures Act, which allowed the arrest of Canadians who were deemed a threat -- this was done without evidence, which was 'okay' by the document.
Here is a CBC news piece from October 13th, 1970, on Trudeau's famous "just watch me" (there's much more to it than that, with all important context)...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XfUq9b1XTa0&feature=channel
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