Describes the mechanics of getting the armed forces involved. Of note, Brian's daughter, Caroline Mulroney is an Ontario Cabinet minister in ford's government. I can't see ford's government doing anything, plus it's time for Doug's winter vacation to Florida, where he can hang out with his buds in the trump family.
On August 8, Quebec premier Robert Bourassa announced at a press conference that in accord with Section 275 of the National Defence Act, he was requesting military support in "aid of the civil power". Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was reluctant to have the federal government and, in particular, the Canadian Forces, so involved. Under the act, however, the Solicitor General of Quebec, under direction from the Premier of Quebec, had the right to requisition the armed forces to maintain law and order as a provincial responsibility; this action had precedent. Two decades earlier during the October Crisis, Bourassa had requested and received military aid.
Around this time the SQ apparently lost control of the situation, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were deployed on August 14. They were prohibited from using force and were soon overwhelmed by riots catalyzed by Mohawks and mobs resulting from the blocked traffic. This resulted in ten constables being hospitalized for their injuries.[5][better source needed]
General John de Chastelain, Chief of the Defence Staff, placed Quebec-based troops in support of the provincial authorities; some 2,500 regular and reserve troops from the 34 and 35 Canadian Brigade Groups and 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were put on notice. On August 20, a company of the Royal 22e Régiment, led by Major Alain Tremblay, took over three barricades and arrived at the final blockade leading to the disputed area. There, they reduced the stretch of no man's land, originally implemented by the Sûreté du Québec before the barricade at the Pines, from 1.5 kilometres to 5 metres. Additional troops and mechanized equipment mobilized at staging areas around Montreal, while reconnaissance aircraft flew air photo missions over Mohawk territory to gather intelligence. Despite high tensions between the two sides, no shots were exchanged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oka_Crisis
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