During the Summit of the Americas, local authorities implemented an impressive security system. In particular, they erected a vast security perimetre around the venue where the talks were being held and deployed police motorcades to escort the various leaders to the city centre. The daily lives of residents and workers in this part of Québec City were greatly disrupted for several days.

2001 - 2001

The 2001 Summit of the Americas

Over the course of its history, Québec City has been the venue for many major international conferences. One such meeting was in 2001, when Québec City hosted the Summit of the Americas. Heads of state from every country on the American continents, with the exception of Cuba, met here. They discussed plans for the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Local community groups and anti-globalization demonstrators from the world over took to the streets to voice their opposition to the FTAA, which ultimately failed to take shape. Do you remember those few days when Québec City was on the front pages of world news?

Arrival of the leaders

Raynald Lavoie During the Summit of the Americas, local authorities implemented an impressive security system. In particular, they erected a vast security perimetre around the venue where the talks were being held and deployed police motorcades to escort the various leaders to the city centre. The daily lives of residents and workers in this part of Québec City were greatly disrupted for several days.

Chronoscope Can you put a date to this photo? (unilingual French for a limited time)

Depicted period: 2001

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