The War Measures Act, 1970
- Civil rights were taken away after the federal government invoked the war measures act in response to the october crisis
- Thousands of searches were conducted
- Being a member of the FLQ became a crime
- It was believed there was a wide spread conspiracy to overthrow the Canadian government
Summary
After numerous unfortunate events while Trudeau as Prime Minister and the FLQ being at its peak, Trudeau put the war measures act into place to avoid further runs in's or illegal threats from outside political members.
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