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by thsksbd 751 days ago
Keep what in check? The war measures act has been used twice in 60 years!

The trucker fiasco ended only when the Ukraine war substituted the COVID madness

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Note that this comment once again diverges from the truth. The war measures act has only been used once in the last 60 years (1970 October Crisis), and was repealed in 1988. You might have (intentionally or unintentionally) confused it with the Emergencies Act, which was used in 2022. It's much more limited, specifically requires governmental action to be in line with the charter, and requires review by parliamentary committee and a public inquiry following any usage.