Have students construct a timeline of the critical events of the October Crisis.
List the demands of the FLQ in the October Crisis.
Research the War Measures Act. What was the document? What did it do? Why was its invocation unusual in 1970?
List all the individuals mentioned in the text coverage of the October Crisis. Research their role in the Crisis and also see if you can find out ‘where they are now.”
What is the significance of Trudeau’s “Just watch me” quip? How does it represent the man as well as his handling of the October Crisis.
The federalist/separatist debate is an important and lengthy one in Canadian history. Divide the class in half and have them research the issue and try to obtain as much evidence for their side of the debate. Then conduct a debate, either in triads or as an entire class on the following resolution, “Resolved that Quebec, still today, would be best served by leaving Canada.”
Divide the class into three groups and assign one of the “three wise men” of Quebec politics to each group. Then jigsaw the activity by forming groups of three, one representing each of the politicians, who then will present the results of their personality profiles.
Imagine that you are either Cross or Laporte. Your FLQ captors have given you a pen and paper. Write the letter that either of the men might have written to their families.
Working in teams of two, list as many reasons as you can justifying the label of ‘terrorist group’ as it applies to the FLQ.
Divide students into groups of four and have each of them produce and then deliver a PowerPoint presentation on the May 1980 referendum. Following the viewing of the presentations, have a class discussion on what the major significance of the referendum was.
From the perspective of the government, put the FLQ demands in order of ‘difficult to meet’ with the first being the most difficult for the government to meet.
Watch the 1970 interview with Pierre Trudeau in which he makes the famous "Just watch me" comment. This interview was held when Trudeau had called in the military to protect Canadian politicians. When you are done watching discuss this video with your class. How many agree with Trudeau's arguments? How many disagree?
Research the origins of the FLQ. Why did they emerge when they did and in what ways were they different from any other organization in Canadian history?
Watch the 1970 interview with Pierre Trudeau in which he makes the famous "Just watch me" comment. Compare this interview with the types of on the spot interviews politicians give today. What differences do you see between Trudeau's and today's interviews? If you see a difference how do you account for it?
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Have students take on the role of a contemporary newspaper reporter covering the 1968 Liberal leadership convention. Have them write a news reports that captures the sense of surprise and excitement of Trudeau’s victory.
Have students research and write a personality profile of the two men, James Cross and Pierre Laporte.
Has subsequent history supported or opposed Trudeau’s passing of the War Measures Act?
Could there ever be a repeat of the October Crisis in Canada’s future? Why or why not?
Do you think the "glass ceiling" still exists for women in Canada? Do they have equal access to both education and employment opportunities. Are women able to reach the top jobs in private corporations, politics and government.
What impact did the Vietnam War have on Canadian society? Working in groups of three, try to identify all the ways in which the War effected Canada.
How many women have been cabinet ministers in the Canadian government since 1950? Who were these women? Create a chronology indicating the date each of these women joined cabinet, and the porfolio (or portfolios) they held
After 1970, the FLQ basically disappeared while the fortunes of the separatist political party, the Parti Quebecois were sharply on the rise. Explain both sides of the issue by writing a two-to-three page essay.
Divide the class into four groups and have each group draft a government response to one of the four FLQ demands.
Write a contemporary newspaper editorial explaining why Cross and Laporte were targeted by the FLQ.
With the decades of history of terrorism, do you believe that governments should or should negotiate with terrorists? Write a government memo to the Minister of Justice advising him which stand to adopt.
Who was André Laurendeau? Research his background, his political beliefs, and his involvement in Quebec and Canadian politics. Compare what you find about Laurendau to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. Do these recommendations fit with Laurendau's beliefs?
Terry Fox
Make a timeline of The Marathon of Hope.
Make a contemporary banner promoting The Marathon of Hope.
Write a eulogy for Terry Fox.
Arguably no single individuals has capture the minds of Canadians more than did Terry Fox. That is as true today, more than a quarter century after his death, as it was while his Marathon of Hope was taking place. Write a retrospective editorial entitled “The continuing fascination of Terry Fox.”
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