The 1966 Bombing on Parliament Hill - “Storming the Capital”
ONTARIO, CANADA
In 1966, a disgruntled man purchased ten sticks of dynamite, assembled an explosive, and travelled with it to Ottawa—headed for the Parliament of Canada.
Canadian True Crime donates monthly. This month we have donated to:
True North Aid - serves and supports northern Indigenous communities in Canada through practical humanitarian support like clean drinking water, food, health, housing, and more.
Podcast recommendation:
Corpus Delecti - Robin "Rocky" Myers investigation special series
Credits:
Research and writing: Kristi Lee
Audio editing and production: We Talk of Dreams
Disclaimer voiced by the host of True
Theme Song: We Talk of Dreams
Music credits:
Swelling - Day I, Day II, Night I, Night II
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Two Extended
Kevin McLeod / Incompetech - Immersed, Mesmerize, Shadowlands 1
Blue Dot Sessions - Uncertain ground, Gatherin stasis
P Weigl - Subdivision of the masses
Main information sources:
Collection of articles: https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=%22paul+chartier%22&p_country=ca&dr_year=1965-2020&sort=facet_year_month_day+asc%2C+score+desc
“Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow”: Lone-Actor Terrorism, Masculinity, and the 1966 Bombing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa by Steve Hewitt https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/abs/10.3138/chr.2017-0117
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/bomb-in-parliament-misses-its-target-in-1966
https://www.newspapers.com/image/458235390/
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https://www.newspapers.com/image/506868917/?terms=ruth%20dinsmore%20chartier&match=1
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https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1966/7/2/a-bomb-thrower-protests-dont-blame-parliaments-attendants-for-the-lack-of-security;-determined-kooks
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/robert-n-wilkins-remembering-the-man-who-tried-blowing-up-parliament-50-years-ago
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/citizen175-i-might-as-well-give-you-a-blast-to-wake-you-up
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/protected-nominations-for-mps-are-an-affront-to-our-democracy/
