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Claim

Claim 888

The Regulations let the Minister of Justice detain, without due process, anyone who acted in a manner prejudicial to public safety or the safety of the state.

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

Statement
The Regulations let the Minister of Justice detain, without due process, anyone who acted in a manner prejudicial to public safety or the safety of the state.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Regulations authorized detention without due process
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

The Defence of Canada Regulations also allowed the Minister of Justice to detain anyone without due process who acted “in any manner prejudicial to the public safety or the safety of the state.”