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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.
At the time, opinion polls in Quebec and the rest of Canada showed overwhelming support for the War Measures Act; [29] [30] in a December 1970 Gallup Poll, it was noted that 89% of English-speaking Canadians and 86% of French-speaking Canadians supported the introduction of the War Measures Act. They respectively showed 6% and 9% disapproval ...
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.
Three days later, he invoked the War Measures Act, which led to police action against many Quebec dissidents and great public controversy. Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation is the title of a 1999 documentary by Catherine Annau.
Britain faces its “1937 moment” and must be prepared to act rapidly to prevent the spread of war in Europe, according to the new head of the Army. ... Author unpacks the meaning of 'true ...
The War Measures Act was a Parliament of Canada statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers, stopping short of martial law, i.e., the military did not administer justice, which remained in the hands of the courts. The act was invoked three times: During World War I, World War II, and the October Crisis of 1970.
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