#1969

Montreal, 1969 “ Renowned Van Doos - Members of the French-speaking Royal 22nd Regiment - stand on guard outside Montreal’s city hall today maintaining a shaky peace after a night of gunbattle, arson and looting. The troops were sent in by federal...

Montreal, 1969 “ Renowned Van Doos - Members of the French-speaking Royal 22nd Regiment - stand on guard outside Montreal’s city hall today maintaining a shaky peace after a night of gunbattle, arson and looting. The troops were sent in by federal authorities at the request of the Quebec government to protect strategic points and to maintain order in the city in case mob violence breaks out again.” [TPL Archives]

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