The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 889

Free speech was restricted and anyone critical of government positions could be interned without charge or trial.

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

Statement
Free speech was restricted and anyone critical of government positions could be interned without charge or trial.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Free speech restricted
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

As a result, free speech was restricted. Any person critical of government positions could be interned without charge or trial.