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October 16, 1970

On October 16, 1970, canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis. The year's #1 song was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. Ricky Schroder, Saad Hariri, Willie Roaf would arrive in the same year.

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Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.

The War Measures Act was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures that could thereby be taken. The Act was brought into force three times in Canadian history: during the First World War, Second World War, and the 1970 October Crisis.

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1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade.

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On October 16, 1970

1970 Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.

Canadian legislation which provided the government emergency powers (1914–88)

The War Measures Act was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration of war, invasion, or insurrection, and the types of emergency measures that could thereby be taken. The Act was brought into force three times in Canadian history: during the First World War, Second World War, and the 1970 October Crisis.

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