# Claim 884

Cabinet invoked the War Measures Act again for the Second World War.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Cabinet invoked the War Measures Act again for the Second World War.
- Field: announced_by
- Value: Act invoked for Second World War
- About: [incident 1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship)
- Source: War Measures Act. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act
- Publisher: The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> The War Measures Act was invoked again during the Second World War

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