War Measures Act

of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis. This decision to invoke the War Measures Act during the October Crisis has led to a great deal of controversy on whether the act was justified. The October Crisis was a series of events in October 1970, these events began with the kidnappings of James Cross and later Pierre Laporte by the group known as the FLQ (Front de libération du Québec) the group’s main goals were to create an independent Quebec.2 The group resorted to terrorist acts in order

questioned, chose life over death and accepted their punishment without a large struggle. Over time, the mentality that “only violence, terror, kidnapping and assassination would bring the changes it hoped for.” Bombings, robberies and other criminal acts became frequent offenses for the FLQ and they often targeted those in power in the province. During certain “escapades” where the FLQ members would arm themselves, they would go about doing so in ways that were unconventional, typically by robbing

apology or compensation for their violation of rights and freedoms. The War Measures Act is a federal law adopted by parliament in 1914, after the outbreak of the First World War. It gave broad powers to the Canadian government to maintain security and order during war. This allowed the government to remove all rights and freedoms from an individual. This could be the case with the use of the War Measures Act in World War 1. During this time, the immigrants in Canada, who lived in one of the Central

One of these controversial acts was the invocation of the War Measures Act in 1970, an act which suspended the civil liberties of Canadian citizens. In October 1970, in what became known as the October Crisis, the Front de libération du Québec, (commonly known as the FLQ) which was a French Canadian organization advocating independence from Canada, kidnapped two politicians. This initiated a series of events, one of which was the invocation of the War Measures Act by Prime Minister Pierre Elliot

The war measure act was made to give the government power of the rights and freedom People who supported the FLQ member were immediately identified as a member of the FLQ Upto 90 days in jail, without bail if considered as a member of the FLQ member Imprison members of FLQ upto 5 years Because of the War measure act, the FLQ members killed Pierre laporte About 450 people related anyways with the FLQ members were

Defining Moment Idea #1: War Measures Act Possible Sources: Smith, Denis. "War Measures Act". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada, 2013. Web. 26 Jul 2013. My Thoughts/Commentary Notes - The war measures act seems like a great policy that would allow for quick and bold decisions which would be best for a situation of war. - If I was alive during WW1 when this policy was being imposed, I would be in favor of it because I understand how important it is for the government to

Pierre Elliotte Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada during the 1970s, was the man who saved Quebec from separating from Canada by using the War Measures Act very effectively. At that time, Quebec was in a bad situation because of a terrorist group called the FLQ (Front de libération du Québec), that had been bombing Quebec since 1963 and gathering people to carry violent demonstrations and destruction. The situation got worse by each passing day as the FLQ’s revolutionary movement turned into terrorism

ACT HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE, DATES, AND EVENTS LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC VALUES AFFECTED BY THE ACT OPINION: IS THE GOVERNMENT JUSTIFIED IN CREATING AND USING THIS LEGISLATION AND WHY? THE WAR MEASURES ACT - The War Measures Act was first passed in 1914; this was a response to Canada’s involvement in WWI. This act has only been invoked 3 times all throughout Canada’s history. This act gave large power to the Canadian government or revolt. - World War One, this was the first use of this act and Canada

Borden War Measures Act The War Measures Act was introduced in 1914 as a way to give unlimited authority to the government as a way to protect the populace during the First World War. However the idea of protecting the populace did not come to be. Both civilians and the federal government in some way acted against the civil rights of others using the War Measures Act. It enabled war profiteering and the unfair treatment of those classified as “Enemy Aliens”. Abuse of the War Measures Act by the

immediate threat he dealt with. Trudeau made quick political decisions to handle the calamity, however, the immediate crisis was impacting the cities across Quebec. His actions were proven to be the best and most accurate actions, because the War Measures Act was successful in eliminating the abrupt crisis. Pierre Elliot Trudeau was a man with good intentions, and as prime minister he dealt with the October Crisis in a way that ensured the safety of the province. Trudeau’s character and decisions