Was Prime Minister Trudeau justified in invoking the War Measures act during the October Crisis Essay Pierre Elliott Trudeau is one of the most renowned leaders that Canada has ever had. In the sixties and seventies Canada was on the verge of a major revolt for the first time in its history. There were numerous terrorist groups such as the Front de Libération Québécois, and the most well know and the most …showed first 75 words of 880 total…

…showed last 75 words of 880 total…and Antigore in Sophocles famous play about what is more important, the State or the individual. Democracy must preserve itself” (Anthony Westell 261) Finally, the War Measures Act worked perfectly. The day before the War Measures Act, Québec was in chaos. The day after the Act was invoked it was calm. The War Measures Act did what it was supposed to do. It restored Canada to the country that is know as safe and secure.