Canada did this in 1970 during our Quebec based civil war. Canadian Prime Minister said a few days ago he will do it again. Basically a suspension of rights and freedoms, jail on a whim, etc.
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First of all, the October Crisis that happened in 1970 in Quebec was not a Quebec based civil war.
The War Measures Act, which has been invoked three times in Canada’s history—during the First and Second World Wars and most recently by Mr. Trudeau’s father, Pierre Trudeau, in 1970 was in response to the kidnapping of James Cross, a British diplomat, and the kidnapping and murder of a
Quebec provincial cabinet minister
Pierre Laporte, by the
Front de libération du Québec (FLQ).
This War Measures Act has now been repealed and replaced in 1988, by the
Emergencies Act.
The
Emergencies Act differs from the
War Measures Act in two important ways:
- A declaration of an emergency by the Cabinet must be reviewed by Parliament
- Any temporary laws made under the act are subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Thus any attempt by the government to suspend the
civil rights in Canada, even in an emergency, will be subject to the "reasonable and justified" test under
section 1 of the Charter.
Our Prime Minister did not say he would use this act, but it is there to be used if necessary.