The War Measures Act (5 George V, Chap. 2) 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.
The act was brought into force three times in Canadian history:
- the First World War,
- the Second World War, and
- the 1970 October Crisis.
Read more about War Measures Act: First World War, Second World War, The October Crisis, Civil Liberties, Replacement
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