Claim

Claim 887

The Regulations gave authorities power to review and restrict 325 newspapers and periodicals and to ban more than 30 organizations, including the Communist Party of Canada.

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

Statement: The Regulations gave authorities power to review and restrict 325 newspapers and periodicals and to ban more than 30 organizations, including the Communist Party of Canada.
Field: scope_of_action
Value: 325 newspapers, 30 organizations
About: incident 1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship
Source: War Measures Act
Publisher: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

They gave authorities the ability to censor 325 newspapers and periodicals and to ban more than 30 religious, cultural and political organizations, including Jehovah's Witnesses and the Communist Party of Canada