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Emergencies Act

The Emergencies Act is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1988 which authorizes the Government of Canada to take extraordinary temporary measures to respond to public welfare emergencies, public order emergencies, international... Wikipedia
Originally published: July 21, 1988
Citation: RSC 1985, c 22 (4th Supp)
First reading: June 26, 1987
Introduced by: Perrin Beatty, Minister of National Defence
Second reading: November 2, 1987