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globeandmail.com: Ottawa insider was at the centre of the October Crisis of 1970
by Decius at 1:05 pm EDT, May 17, 2008 |
A career civil servant who had worked for six prime ministers from Mackenzie King to Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Cross watched anxiously from Parliament Hill as the drama unfolded. Wondering whether "this still could be Canada," he waited while Mr. Trudeau consulted his advisers. "Canadians might've been accustomed to uniforms and arms during wartime, but to have them appear in peacetime gave one an uneasy feeling," Mr. Cross said decades later.
The Globe and Mail ran an obit on my Grandfather friday. |
globeandmail.com: Ottawa insider was at the centre of the October Crisis of 1970
by Dr. Nanochick at 4:48 pm EDT, May 17, 2008 |
A career civil servant who had worked for six prime ministers from Mackenzie King to Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Cross watched anxiously from Parliament Hill as the drama unfolded. Wondering whether "this still could be Canada," he waited while Mr. Trudeau consulted his advisers. "Canadians might've been accustomed to uniforms and arms during wartime, but to have them appear in peacetime gave one an uneasy feeling," Mr. Cross said decades later.null
The Globe and Mail ran an obit on my Grandfather friday. |
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