Madam Speaker, that is a very good question.
Mr. Douglas, who was the leader of the NDP at the time, had denounced these measures. He had also denounced the use of the War Measures Act against the Japanese during the Second World War. The Canadian government apologized for that. We do not understand why it would not do the same for the rest.
I was very young at the time, but I think there was also a movement of anger against Quebeckers in many media outlets in English Canada. Pressure was very strong.
I have heard some testimony. One person told me that his father was searched even though he had no contact with the FLQ. It so happens that he was a member of the Parti Québécois and a university professor. I think he had contacts with the military. They lumped them together. Their neighbour opposite was a printer and he was arrested.
They were mostly people who were part of the executive of the Parti Québécois. It was also political violence and it was deplorable.