Contact Us FAQ Français
Home / The Darkest Hours: W5

The Darkest Hours: W5


Catalogue Number:  CTV820
Producer:  CTV
Producing Agencies:  CTV
Subject:  Canadian History, Canadian Politics, Canadian Social Issues, Canadian Social Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, History, Politics, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Sociology
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2020
Running Time:  43:00
Closed Captions:  Yes


Request Preview Access

“This was the most depressing time I had in my whole political life.” — Marc Lalonde, former Liberal Cabinet Minister (1972-1984)

In the 1960s, Quebec was changing rapidly. It was called a “Quiet Revolution” as economic and social change rippled through the province. The pace of change was not fast enough for a small radical element in Quebec. It wanted nothing less than an independent, socialist Quebec. In 1963, a group of those young radicals formed the Front de Liberation du Quebec, the FLQ. It took up arms and began a seven-year campaign of violence.

Between 1963 and 1970, the separatist FLQ planted deadly bombs and kidnapped a Quebec cabinet minister. Lloyd Robertson interviews the main players who recall the violence that occurred on Canadian soil, 50 years ago, during the FLQ Crisis.



Related Titles

FLQ Remembered

CTV CTV146

In October 1970 the FLQ created what is now known as The October Crisis. A political analyst and a...

A House Divided: The Unity Debate

CTV CTV142

This production discusses the politics of Meech Lake and the narrowing options for success in the...

Conversations with Pierre Trudeau

CTV CTV718

Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born on October 18, 1919, in Montreal, Quebec. Pierre Trudeau was Prime...


Browse Our Collection By Subject

View All Subjects