# 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](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

> 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

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/887. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.