Tim Ralfe

Tim Ralfe

Tim Ralfe (27 October 1938 - 27 October 2000) [cite news | title=Passages | publisher=Maclean's | date=6 November 2000 | first=Anthony | last=Wilson-Smith | page=45 | vol=113 | issue=45 ] was a Canadian journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation who provoked one of the most famous moments in Canadian political history. During the October Crisis on October 13, 1970, Ralfe pointedly asked then-Prime Minister Trudeau how far he would go to deal with terrorists. Trudeau's responded, "Well, just watch me". This remark was both famous and controversial, and is remembered by today as an iconic moment in Canadian history.

Ralfe was a reporter for CTV when in 1973 he exploited a in Canadian law that allowed surreptitious recording under certain circumstances. He placed a recording device in the New Democratic Party caucus room at Parliament Hill then confronted party leader David Lewis with an audio tape of a meeting in that room. The report earned CTV a Michener Award the following year. Canadian law was later changed to further restrict such recordings. [cite web | title=“Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” - The story behind the 'Inquiry' investigation | publisher=Michener Awards Foundation | url=http://www.michenerawards.ca/english/inquiry.htm | accessdate=2007-08-26]

He died on October 27, 2000 in Ottawa after suffering a heart attack two weeks before. He was 62 and worked as a consultant at that time.

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* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025827029160_21236229/ CTV.ca News article]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/spincycles/index-episode3.html CBC.ca News article]


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