Role in October Crisis
During what became known as the October Crisis, on October 5, 1970 members of the FLQ's Liberation Cell kidnapped the British Trade Commissioner James Cross from his Montreal home as part of a violent attempt to overthrow the elected government and to establish a socialist Quebec state independent of Canada.
On October 10, Paul Rose as leader of the FLQ's Chenier Cell joined with members Jacques Rose (brother), Bernard Lortie, and Francis Simard to kidnap Quebec Vice Premier and cabinet minister, Pierre Laporte. Believing many others would follow in an uprising, their goal was to create an independent state based on the ideals of Fidel Castro's Cuba. In 1971, Rose was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Laporte and sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1980, the Duchaine Report found that Paul Rose was not present when Laporte was killed. He was released on parole in 1982.
Read more about this topic: Paul Rose (political Figure)
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