ABSTRACT: Major-General Bob Stewart Born 14 June 1936. Was the operation officer of Canadian Airborne Regiment (900 troops) in Edmonton, Alberta. Deployed in Montreal on 18 October during the 1970 FLQ Crisis. Speaks of the necessity for the War Measures Act. Mentions "incidence of crime took a dramatic drop once the troops were deployed in the city." Worked with the Quebec provincial police to conduct cordons and searches, as well as provided rooftop security for Pierre Laporte's funeral on 20 October. Speaks of the relationship between the army and the police. Was in Montreal for two weeks and then left to Alaska. Speaks of how the government should take similar actions if terrorist activities were repeated today, but deems the FLQ Crisis "an international embarrassment." Tells two stories concerning lack of intelligence during the crisis.

Interviewee: Stewart, Robert I.

An interview/narrative of Major-General Bob Stewart's experiences during the October Crisis of 1970. Interview took place on November 9, 2006.

Interviewer: Martin, Caitlin

Rank: Major-General.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Martin, Caitlin
• Stewart, Robert I.

Subject

• Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Canadian Airborne Regiment Battle Group
• Military history
• Laporte, Pierre, 1921-1970
• October Crisis (Québec (Province) : 1970)

Language

• eng

Date created

• November 9, 2006

Relation

• Title of paper: "Riding to the Rescue During an International Embarrassment: An Investigation of the October Crisis of 1970".
• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Alaska
• Québec
• Québec--Montréal

Coordinates

• 45.50884, -73.58781
• 46.81228, -71.21454
• 64.00028, -150.00028

Additional physical characteristics

• Original recording (CDA) on compact disc (CD) in Special Collections.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• interviews
• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)
• sound recordings

Archival item identifier

• SRI_491

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• January 18, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 44 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2013. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/50xd-6g31

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