**Episode 360: **On May 18, 1966, Paul Joseph Chartier, among other things, a disillusioned and unemployed security guard and former truck driver, attempted a deadly act of terrorism on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Chartier planned to throw a homemade dynamite bomb into the House of Commons chamber, targeting politicians he blamed for societal injustices and his personal failures. However, the bomb detonated prematurely in a washroom, killing only Chartier himself. This tragic incident drew significant attention at the time, leading to investigations by the RCMP and led to a federal inquiry.
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Robert N. Wilkins: Remembering the man who tried blowing up Parliament, 50 years ago)
The Munsinger Affair)
Miner, Author, Singer, Lone-Actor Terrorist: The Lives and Death of Paul Joseph Chartier - University of Toronto Press)
The Mad Bomber of Parliament Hill by Fontana, James A)
The Parliament bombing of 1966)
Citizen@175: 'I might as well give you a blast to wake you up')
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Learn the lesson of the bad bomb)
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Inquest Paul Joseph Chartier bombing of Parliament)
Miner, Author, Singer, Lone-Actor Terrorist: The Lives and Death of Paul Joseph Chartier - University of Toronto Press)
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“Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow”: Lone-Actor Terrorism, Masculinity, and the 1966 Bombing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa)
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Paul Joseph Chartier)
Parliament will carry on)
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