No Flinching, Troops Told

The Department of National Defence recommended troops receive standard training in crowd control after the 1970 October Crisis. The department in newly-released Access To Information files said soldiers must show “unflinching discipline” in confronting street protests: “You must challenge in a firm, distinct voice: ‘Halt – hands up’.”

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