War Measures Act
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The War Measures Act was a Canadian federal law that granted the government sweeping emergency powers during times of war, invasion, or insurrection, notably used during both World Wars and the 1970 October Crisis.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal law ⓘ |
| appliesDuring |
insurrection
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ war ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1914-08-22 ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | enacted before the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
broad and vague powers
ⓘ
infringement of civil rights ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1914-08-22 ⓘ |
| dateRepealed | 1988-07-21 ⓘ |
| effectDuringOctoberCrisis |
mass arrests without charge in Quebec
ⓘ
suspension of habeas corpus ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo |
Governor in Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal Cabinet ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century Canada ⓘ |
| invokedBy |
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister Robert Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| notableEvent | invocation during the 1970 October Crisis following FLQ kidnappings ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian emergency powers framework ⓘ |
| powerScope |
appropriation and control of property
ⓘ
arrest, detention, and deportation without trial ⓘ censorship and control of publications ⓘ control of transportation and trade ⓘ |
| powerType | emergency powers ⓘ |
| purpose | to grant the federal government emergency powers during war, invasion, or insurrection ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Emergencies Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Emergencies Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | War Measures Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Canadian constitutional law scholarship
ⓘ
debates on civil liberties in Canada ⓘ |
| suspends | civil liberties ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
1970 October Crisis
ⓘ
First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
federal intervention in the October Crisis in Quebec
ⓘ
internment of German Canadians during World War I ⓘ internment of Italian Canadians during World War II ⓘ internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II ⓘ internment of Ukrainian Canadians during World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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