SOS Montfort photos

Gisèle Lalonde speaks to the crowd gathered at the S.O.S. Montfort rally dubbed as the Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Some 10,000 Francophones and Francophiles voice their support at the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Alain Vachon (centre left), person in charge of the flags at the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Singers and artists on the stage during the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Crowd at the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Supporters at the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Dignitaries on the stage at the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Politicians and community leaders (Msgr. Paul Marchand, Gilles Bisson, Bernard Grandmaître, Jean-Marc Lalonde, Gilles Morin, Mauril Bélanger) at the podium during the S.O.S. Montfort Great Gathering, Ottawa Civic Centre, 22 March 1997

Gisèle Lalonde at the podium, Ottawa Congress Centre, 16 April 1997

Claude Ryan signs the S.O.S. Montfort petition, 27 May 1997

Support for S.O.S. Montfort's 'counter monument'

MPPs Jean-Marc Lalonde, Gilles Morin and Bernard Grandmaître

Gisèle Lalonde, leader of S.O.S. Montfort, during a press conference, circa 1997-1998

S.O.S. Montfort poster ''Enrôlez-vous'' (Join!), 1997 or 1998

Boe Rae shows support for the S.O.S. Montfort's 'counter monument'

Gérald Savoie speaking during a press conference, Dr. John J. Joanisse and Dr. John F. Seely looking on in the background

Louis-Marie Côté, the first baby born at the Montfort Hospital, supporting S.O.S. Montfort

Gift from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa to S.O.S. Montfort, 1998: Msgr. Paul Marchand, Gisèle Lalonde, Msgr. Marcel Gervais, Stéphane Trottier

Gift from the Mouvement d'implication francophone d'Orléans (MIFO) to S.O.S. Montfort, 14 October 1998

Gift from representatives of the Caisses populaires, Ottawa Region, to S.O.S. Montfort, 1998

Gift from representatives of the Association des anciens du Petit Séminaire to S.O.S. Montfort, 1998

Jacques Legendre, Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor, and Gisèle Lalonde

Gisèle Lalonde, leader of S.O.S. Montfort, announces the creation of the 'Fond de solidarité' (Solidarity fund)

Gisèle Lalonde, leader of S.O.S. Montfort, in front of the Ottawa Court House, 161 Elgin Street, Ottawa

Gathering in support of S.O.S. Montfort: Francine Anne Roy, Nurse, and Lucie Piché, head, Clinical Archives
(Photo: Private collection of Lucie Piché)

Group of lawyers present at the court case ''Lalonde, et al v. Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission (HSRC)'', Ontario Court of Appeal, Toronto, 2001

Montfort Hospital Nurse Thérèse Lafleur with her cousin hockey legend Guy Lafleur, who came to support S.O.S. Montfort, 13 May 1997

Michelle de Courville Nicol, Gérald Savoie and Gisèle Lalonde, defenders of Montfort Hospital

The three applicants of the SOS Montfort court battle, Gérald Savoie, Michelle de Courville Nicol and Gisèle Lalonde and their lawyers Marc Cousineau, Ronald Caza and Pascale Giguère

The victors of the S.O.S. Montfort court battle: Gérald Savoie, Gisèle Lalonde, Michel Gratton, Michelle de Courville Nicol and Ronald Caza, 2002 (Photo: Alain G. Dagenais)
(Photo: Alain G. Dagenais)