What? What he did was a "fascist" response. Gross overreaction to what happened. After the series of mailbox bombings and then the "political kidnapping" of two men, Pierre Trudeau's government declared martial law, put thousands of troops into the streets of Ottawa and Montreal and arrested hundreds of people because of their political beliefs. Keeping some in jail for weeks. It was fascinating for me as a little boy in the nation's capital because my hometown had turned into a "war movie." As the legendary Tommy Douglas said at the time, the Liberal government had "used a sledge-hammer to crack a peanut." (Tommy Douglas was no right-winger whatsoever).
Also, the FLQ kidnappers killed hostage Pierre Laporte  AFTER martial law was declared. Maybe he would've survived. We will never know. Pierre Trudeau wasn't interested in fighting for Canada during WWII, yet was so quick as a politician to declare martial law and send troops into "action."