# 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](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 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.”

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