What was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau responding to when he used the famous line, "just watch me"?
A) the removal of Canadians' civil liberties
B) the establishment of the RCMP as Canada's national police force
C) the prospective removal of a Supreme Court justice
D) the scrapping of Quebec's civil law system

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Trudeau's "just watch me" line was in response to questions about how far he would go to address the October Crisis in 1970, which involved the kidnapping of public officials by the FLQ, a Quebec separatist group. This led to the invocation of the War Measures Act and a temporary removal of certain civil liberties.

What Was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Responding to When He