From the archives: Revolution wasn't all quiet

This story was first published on Dec. 10, 2006, in the Montreal Gazette.
“Rush-hour traffic on midtown Dorchester Blvd. was tied up for hours as students paraded back and forth between Place Ville Marie and Central Station carrying placards reading ‘Replace Gordon!’ “
The Gazette, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1962
The Quiet Revolution that began to transform Quebec in the 1960s was not utterly silent. One of the loudest bangs – and in decibels and impact alike – came