Source:
NOTES FOR A NATIONAL BROADCAST BY THE PRIME MINISTER Pierre Elliott Trudeau FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1970

Ref.:
National Archives of Canada  Prime Ministers Speeches

Notes for a national broadcast, October 16, 1970 http://www.collectionscanada.ca/primeministers/h4-4065-e.html  Library and Archives Canada / Privy Council Office (PCO).
Reproduced with permission of PCO.

Author:
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 

 Subject:
Notes for a broadcast to the nation by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on October 16, 1970, which present the current situation and the reasons why Mr. Trudeau’s government invoked the War Measures Act earlier that same day

Questions:

1. How persuasive do you find the arguments of Prime minister Trudeau? What language and words does he use?

2. How do you think different groups (French, English, nationalists, etc.) reacted to his message?

3. In this post September 11 world, how might the perspectives of Canadians in 1970 compare to today?