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The War Measures Act (French: Loi sur les mesures de guerre; 5 George V, Chap. 2) [1] was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures that could thereby be taken.
Three days later, on October 16, the Cabinet, under Trudeau's chairmanship, advised the governor general to invoke the War Measures Act at the request of the Premier of Quebec, Robert Bourassa; and the Mayor of Montreal, Jean Drapeau. The War Measures Act gave sweeping powers of arrest and internment to the police. The provisions took effect at ...
The War Measures Act under which the Regulations were made was in force until 31 December 1945, following which the National Emergency Transitional Powers Act, 1945 [19] continued specified regulations until 31 March 1947. The Continuation of Transitional Measures Act, 1947 [20] extended the regulations until 30 April 1951.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board is a former Canadian government agency, established on September 3, 1939, by the Mackenzie King government, under the authority of the War Measures Act, in the Department of Labour responsible for price controls and inflation control.
Public Health Act [24] [25] British Columbia: Emergency Program Act and Public Health Act [18] [26] Manitoba: Emergency Measures Act [27] New Brunswick: Emergency Measures Act [26] [28] Newfoundland and Labrador: Public Health Protection and Promotion Act [26] Nova Scotia: Health Protection Act [29] [30] Ontario [b] Emergency Management and ...
The extreme security measures permitted by the regulations included the waiving of habeas corpus and the right to trial, internment, bans on certain political and cultural groups, restrictions of free speech including the banning of certain publications, and the confiscation of property.
Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970; Weights and Measures Act, 1970; Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985; Canada Wildlife Act, 1973; National Symbol of Canada Act, 1975; Anti-Inflation Act 1975; Immigration Act, 1976; Canadian Human Rights Act, 1977; Canadian Football Act 1974
On June 10, 1940, following Italy's declaration of war against the United Kingdom, all fascist organizations in Canada were deemed illegal through the War Measures Act. They included the Casa d'Italia consulate on Beverley Street, the fascist newspaper Il Bollettino and the Dopolavoro ("After Work") social club.