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Canada at War: The War Measures Act

Canada at War: The War Measures Act. The War Measures Act. “Enemy Aliens” - While the war served in one sense to bring Canada together as a nation, it also served to marginalize significant parts of the population

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Canada at War: The War Measures Act

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  1. Canada at War:The War Measures Act

  2. The War Measures Act “Enemy Aliens”- While the war served in one sense to bring Canada together as a nation, it also served to marginalize significant parts of the population - There were approximately 500, 000 German, Austrian & Hungarian people living in Canada at this time - In response to wide-spread fear and suspicion, the federal government used the War Measure Act to ensure the“security, defence, peace, order and welfare of Canada”

  3. The War Measures Act - This act empowered police and other officials to arrest or search Canadians without pressing charges or acquiring a warrant. - More than 8597 “enemy aliens” were moved to and held in internment camps for the duration of the war. These were labour camps with very harsh conditions. - Many families were deported back to their ancestral countries

  4. The War Measures Act - This practise dwindled as the labour shortage in Canada reached a critical point - To add further fuel to the fire, the government passed the Wartime Elections Act, which removed voting rights from individuals born in enemy countries

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