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Letter of Pierre Laporte to Robert Bourassa Letter sent on October 11, 1970 My dear Robert, I feel like I am writing the most important letter I have ever written. For the time being, I am in perfect health, and I am treated well, even courteously. In short, the power to decide over my life is in your hands. If there was only that involved, and the sacrifice of my life would bring good results, one could accept it ... You know how my personal situation deserves to draw attention. I had two brothers, both are now dead. I remain alone as the head of a large family that comprises my mother, my sisters, my own wife and my children, and the children of Rolland of whom I am the guardian. My departure would create for them irreparable grief, and you know the ties that bind the members of my family ... You have the power of life and death over me, I depend on you and I thank you for it. Best regards, Pierre Laporte © For the translation 1999, Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College
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