Introduction The National Resources Mobilisation Act, 1940 (4 George VI, Chap. 13) was a statute of the Parliament of Canada passed to provide for better planning of a much greater Canadian war effort (World War II), both overseas and in military production at home. Scope Modelled on the British Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939, as… Read More
Introduction The Defence of Canada Regulations were a set of emergency measures implemented under the War Measures Act on 03 September 1939, a week before Canada’s entry into World War II. Background The extreme security measures permitted by the regulations included the waiving of habeas corpus and the right to trial, internment, bans on certain… Read More
Introduction The Wartime Labour Relations Regulations, adopted by Order in Council P.C. 1003 on 17 February 1944, was a wartime measure introduced during World War II in Canada by the Liberal government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Background It was the first in Canada to legally recognise the existence of unions and to… Read More
Introduction The Wartime Prices and Trade Board is a former Canadian government agency, established on 03 September 1939, by the Mackenzie King government, under the authority of the War Measures Act, in the Department of Labour responsible for price controls and inflation control. Refer to World War II. Creation The Board was established to avoid… Read More
Introduction Colonel Patrick Anthony Porteous VC (01 January 1918 to 09 October 2000) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Second World War Porteous was commissioned in the Royal Regiment of… Read More
Introduction Robert “Bobbie” Evan Brown Jr. (02 September 1903 to 08 November 1971) was a recipient of the Medal of Honour for his actions at the Battle of Crucifix Hill, near Aachen, Germany, on 08 October 1944. He left home and joined the army in 1918, lying about his age. At the start of World… Read More
Introduction Alvin Cullum York (13 December 1887 to 02 September 1964), also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honour for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathered 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 enemy… Read More
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