https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/957f604bf59a13b11d8bc8556e64ef3d.jpg 2c782179b4caa60a8219593071c5e03d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An act to confer certain powers upon the Governor in Council and to amend the immigration act (the "War Measures Act") Subject The topic of the resource Canada, history, Japanese Canadians, Japanese internment, War Measures Act Description An account of the resource The War Measures Act is a Canadian Statute, first introduced in 1914. The purpose of the Act was to give the federal government absolute authority in times of war and other moments of national crisis. In 1942, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King used the War Measures Act to deal with Japanese-Canadians (who were deemed as enemies of the state). That is, the War Measures Act gave him the power to invoke laws/legislation that would have otherwise violated the existing laws. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Parliament of Canada Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ottawa : J. de L. Taché, [1914] Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Early Canadiana Online: <a href="http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08039">http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08039</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Not clear. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image file/jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph of document canada history Japanese Canadians Japanese internment War Measures Act