Robert Lemieux
Encyclopedia
Robert Félix Lemieux was a Quebec
lawyer who famously represented several of the defendants in the October Crisis
. During the crisis itself he served as a go-between between the FLQ cells and Canadian authorities.
A firm supporter of the Quebec sovereignty movement
, Lemieux's public statements in support of the FLQ
and its members were a fixture during the political crisis and subsequent trials. He famously argued that the death of Pierre Laporte
could be attributed in part to the invocation of the War Measures Act
by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
lawyer who famously represented several of the defendants in the October Crisis
October Crisis
The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area.The circumstances ultimately culminated in the only peacetime use...
. During the crisis itself he served as a go-between between the FLQ cells and Canadian authorities.
A firm supporter of the Quebec sovereignty movement
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...
, Lemieux's public statements in support of the FLQ
Front de libération du Québec
The Front de libération du Québec was a left-wing Quebecois nationalist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec, Canada. It was active between 1963 and 1970, and was regarded as a terrorist organization for its violent methods of action...
and its members were a fixture during the political crisis and subsequent trials. He famously argued that the death of Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician who was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec before being kidnapped and killed by members of the group Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis. Mr...
could be attributed in part to the invocation of the War Measures Act
War Measures Act
The War Measures Act was a Canadian statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers in the event of "war, invasion or insurrection, real or apprehended"...
by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
.
External links
- Robert Lemieux - a man of his time, editorial from the Montreal Gazette