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Canadian legislation which provided the government emergency powers (1914–88)
The War Measures Act (French: Loi sur les mesures de guerre; 5 George V, Chap. 2) was a statute of the Parliament of Canada that provided for the declaration
War_Measures_Act
1970 series of events in Quebec, Canada
residence. These events saw Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoking the War Measures Act for the first time in Canadian history during peacetime. Laporte was
October_Crisis
1942 Act of the Parliament of South Africa
The War Measures Act, 1942 was an act of the Parliament of South Africa which empowered the Minister of Labour to intervene in any dispute designated
War_Measures_Act,_1942
Famous quote in Canadian politics by Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau replied "Well, just watch me." Three days later, he invoked the War Measures Act, which led to police action against many Quebec dissidents and great
Just_watch_me
1988 Canadian law about emergency powers
the War Measures Act. Parliament intended it to provide more civil rights protections and less likelihood for abuse of power than the War Measures Act. A
Emergencies_Act
Laws of the British Parliament determining the regulation of weights and measures
Weights and Measures Acts are acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom determining the regulation of weights and measures. It also refers to similar
Weights and Measures Acts (UK)
Weights_and_Measures_Acts_(UK)
Militant separatist group (1963–1971)
government would invoke the War Measures Act, the first time the country used these powers during peacetime. Invoking the War Measures Act was a politically risky
Front_de_libération_du_Québec
1977–81 Canadian policing investigation
Pierre Laporte. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau responded by invoking the War Measures Act. Despite having provided good intelligence to law enforcement agencies
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Certain Activities of the RCMP
Royal_Commission_of_Inquiry_into_Certain_Activities_of_the_RCMP
Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961
He was noted as being the main opposition to the imposition of the War Measures Act during the 1970 October Crisis. He resigned as leader the next year
Tommy_Douglas
Front de libération du Québec cell
"apprehended insurrection" under the War Measures Act. These emergency regulations outlawed the FLQ and made membership a criminal act. In addition, normal liberties
Chénier_Cell
Canadian lawyer (1941–2008)
had not declared the War Measures Act, Pierre Laporte would never have died," Lemieux said. Arrests under the War Measures Act, he raged, were "a shameful
Robert_Lemieux
Natives of foreign nations during conflicts
Victims of National Socialism. "The War Measures Act | the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government". War Measures Act Conference (1977: McMaster University)
Enemy_alien
1942 Canadian legislative maneuver
Erskine Read and enacted through a statutory instrument under the War Measures Act, this ensured that Margriet was not born on foreign soil, which would
Extraterritoriality of Princess Margriet's birth
Extraterritoriality_of_Princess_Margriet's_birth
Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920
office, World War I broke out. To support the war effort, he established the Canadian Expeditionary Force and enacted the War Measures Act, which granted
Robert_Borden
Ethnic group
persons per year. On January 14, 1942, the Canadian government used the War Measures Act to brand Japanese-Canadians enemy aliens and to categorize them as
Japanese_Canadians
Canadian WWII internment program (1942–45)
package included reparations, pardons for those convicted under the War Measures Act, and the reinstatement of citizenship to those wrongfully deported
Japanese Canadian Sugar Beet Program
Japanese_Canadian_Sugar_Beet_Program
Federal political party
legality and illegality during the 1920s and 1930s. Because of the War Measures Act in effect at its time of creation, the party operated as the "Workers'
Communist_Party_of_Canada
Imposition of direct military control or suspension of civil law by a government
courts. The act was invoked three times: during World War I, World War II, and the October Crisis of 1970. In 1988, the War Measures Act was replaced
Martial_law
1939 Canadian laws which limited citizens' personal and property rights during WWII
emergency measures implemented under the War Measures Act on 3 September 1939, a week before Canada's entry into World War II. The extreme security measures permitted
Defence_of_Canada_Regulations
1974 Canadian film
of innocent civilians during the 1970 October Crisis following the War Measures Act enacted by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau. It is the second
Orders_(1974_film)
Period of internment of Japanese people in Canada
citizenship, as enemy aliens under the War Measures Act, yet the place of residency at the outbreak of the war significantly affected the removal of their
Internment of Japanese Canadians
Internment_of_Japanese_Canadians
self-governance. The War Measures Act was introduced in August 1914 to obstruct Canadians from getting information about WWI. This act was used to prevent
Book_censorship_in_Canada
Place
to arise. To combat this, the Canadian Government implemented the War Measures Act which gave them the authority to intern and disenfranchise enemy aliens
Internment_camp_in_Vernon
Mass incarceration in Canada during World War II
Canadians during World War II following Italy's declaration of war against the United Kingdom on June 10, 1940. Through the War Measures Act, the government
Internment of Italian Canadians
Internment_of_Italian_Canadians
regulations but concluded it would lead to accusations of censorship. The War Measures Act was invoked and CBC news reports in Ottawa received instructions that
Freedom of expression in Canada
Freedom_of_expression_in_Canada
Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979; 1980–1984)
multiculturalism. Amid the Quebec sovereignty movement, he invoked the War Measures Act in response to the 1970 October Crisis and later led the federalist
Pierre_Trudeau
Canadian cabinet minister
defence minister. The position was created in 1940 during World War II under the War Measures Act along with the creation of a minister of defence for air and
Associate Minister of National Defence
Associate_Minister_of_National_Defence
Jehovah's Witnesses were banned from 1940 to 1943 as a result of the War Measures Act. The passing of the Canadian Bill of Rights in 1960 and the Canadian
Jehovah's_Witnesses_in_Canada
1973 U.S. federal law (50 U.S.C. 1541-48)
The War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973 or the War Powers Act) (50 U.S.C. ch. 33) is a federal law intended to check
War_Powers_Resolution
1941 Japanese attack on the US
November 23, 2016. The Japanese Canadian Experience: The October Crisis, War Measures Act Conference (1977, McMaster University), London, Ontario: P. Anas Pub
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
1939 announcement
anticipation of a state of war, the Government has already availed itself of the provisions of the War Measures Act, to take essential measures for the defense of
Canadian declaration of war on Germany
Canadian_declaration_of_war_on_Germany
Court action challenging unlawful detention
occurred at multiple times. During the October Crisis in 1970, the War Measures Act was invoked by the Governor General of Canada on the constitutional
Habeas_corpus
Premier of Quebec (1970–1976; 1985–1994)
Bourassa requested that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invoke the War Measures Act, which allowed for search and arrest of anyone associated with, or
Robert_Bourassa
Mass incarceration in Canada during World War I
after the end of the First World War. It lasted from 1914 to 1920, under the terms of the War Measures Act. Canada was at war with Austria-Hungary. Along with
Internment of Ukrainian Canadians
Internment_of_Ukrainian_Canadians
2000 Canadian TV series or program
Pierre Laporte by the Front de libération du Québec in October. The War Measures Act was declared by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau a day before it was discovered
Black_October_(film)
Canadian journalist (1927–2011)
spring of 1971, Rumors of War, that sharply criticized the Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau for invoking the War Measures Act during the October Crisis
Ron_Haggart
Canadian civil servant
took matters into their own hands with the War Measures Act. Higgitt opposed the use of the War Measures Act by the Government of Pierre Elliot Trudeau
William_Leonard_Higgitt
Canadian politician (1889–1958)
at all three levels of government. During World War II, Houde was interned under the War Measures Act for campaigning against conscription. Houde was
Camillien_Houde
Illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages
government gave the provinces an easy means to ban alcohol under the War Measures Act (1914), and most provinces and the Yukon Territory already had enacted
Rum-running
century and under the authority of the War Measures Act and one under the Emergencies Act. Under the War Measures, the three declared were: Ukrainian Canadian
States_of_emergency_in_Canada
after the end of the First World War. It lasted from 1914 to 1920, under the terms of the War Measures Act. Canada was at war with Austria-Hungary. Along with
War_crimes_in_World_War_I
Site for holding captured combatants
Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King implemented the War Measures Act and the Defence of Canada Regulations; therefore, they could not get
Prisoner-of-war_camp
Period of the Government of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984
movement; he suppressed the 1970 Quebec terrorist crisis by invoking the War Measures Act and in the 1980 Quebec referendum, successfully campaigned against
Premierships of Pierre Trudeau
Premierships_of_Pierre_Trudeau
2001 non-fiction book
had been appropriated by the federal government in 1942 under the War Measures Act to build a military camp, Camp Ipperwash, and never returned to the
One_Dead_Indian
Far-right political party in Canada
outbreak of World War II, the Canadian government banned the NUPC on May 30, 1940, under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act. Arcand and
National Unity Party of Canada
National_Unity_Party_of_Canada
Declaration by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary power
International Emergency, and War Emergency. The Emergencies Act replaced the War Measures Act in 1988. The War Measures Act was invoked three times in Canadian
State_of_emergency
Revelation of a Soviet spy ring in Canada
been banned in 1940 under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act, found itself newly legitimized and formed the Labor-Progressive Party
Gouzenko_Affair
Proposed Canadian legislation
omnibus consisting of immigration- and surveillance-related measures. The border measures proposed a tightening of asylum rules in order to control an
Lawful_Access_Act
Canadian prime minister (1874–1950)
leave Confederation. King used the powers of censorship under the War Measures Act to keep Duplessis from speaking on the radio. The Quebec Liberals won
William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
Federal systems of Canada
Council. World War II's broader scope required passage of the National Resources Mobilization Act to supplement the powers in the War Measures Act to pursue
Federalism_in_Canada
Play by Shakespeare (1604)
half Measures". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2021. "Measure for Measure | Encore". Goodman Theatre. "Previous Productions: information – Measure for
Measure_for_Measure
Canadian newspaper
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council for violating the War Measures Act during World War I. The newspaper won the case, known as Fort Frances Pulp
Winnipeg_Free_Press
Topics referred to by the same term
advances, a credit policy used by Reserve Bank of India War Measures Act, an emergency measure formerly in Canadian Parliamentary law Warwick Mind and
WMA
Canadian premier and opposition leader (1914–2003)
supported the Trudeau government's October 1970 invocation of the War Measures Act to deal with the October Crisis but later regretted doing so. In the
Robert_Stanfield
Relations Regulations, adopted under the War Measures Act on 17 February 1944, were introduced in Canada during World War II by the government of Prime Minister
Wartime Labour Relations Regulations
Wartime_Labour_Relations_Regulations
War Measures Act to deal with the FLQ threat. Trudeau also addresses the nation in a televised speech explaining why he invoked the War Measures Act.
1970_in_Canada
the government had prepared various measures for price controls, rationing, and censorship, and the War Measures Act of 1914 was re-invoked. After two days
Canada_in_World_War_II
Defence Act, with soldiers deployed to strategic locations in Montreal hours later. The following day, the federal government invoked the War Measures Act to
Military_history_of_Canada
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1970–1979)
being killed, and the enactment of martial law in Canada under the War Measures Act, resulting in a campaign by the Canadian government which arrests suspected
1970s
WW1 internment facility in Alberta, Canada
Canada's 1914 War Measures Act, some 8,579 enemy aliens were interned during World War I as prisoners of war. Ostensibly nationals of countries at war with Canada
Castle Mountain Internment Camp
Castle_Mountain_Internment_Camp
Court case about deportation of Japanese-Canadians
order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations made under the War Measures Act gave the federal government the power to intern all "persons of Japanese
Reference Re Persons of Japanese Race
Reference_Re_Persons_of_Japanese_Race
prohibition as a part of the war effort. All provinces apart from Quebec banned the sale of alcohol in 1915 and 1916. The War Measures Act of 1917 included National
Dominion Alliance for the Total Suppression of the Liquor Traffic
Dominion_Alliance_for_the_Total_Suppression_of_the_Liquor_Traffic
Canadian politician (1867–1950)
Borden invoked the War Measures Act in mid-March. Subsequently, the government took control over the port of Halifax until the end of the war. Ballantyne retained
Charles_Ballantyne
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
should the IDF act like the Israelites led by Joshua when they conquered Jericho, that is, kill all its inhabitants?" Throughout the war, multiple protests
Gaza_war
Canadian junior ice hockey championship
Crisis of 1970 that resulted in the Canadian government invoking the War Measures Act. The fifth game was held in a neutral location. St. Catharines defeated
1971_Memorial_Cup
Government act passed in 1919 by the British in India
emergency measures of preventive indefinite detention, imprisonment without trial and judicial review enacted in the Defence of India Act, 1915 during
Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919
Anarchical_and_Revolutionary_Crimes_Act,_1919
Former Canadian ban on unlawful associations
Defence of Canada Regulations under the War Measures Act to suppress aliens and dissenters during the Second World War and during the October Crisis of 1970
Section_98
Canadian political activist (1947–2023)
the Quebec provincial government, responded with the adoption of the War Measures Act. Under this law, 500 citizens were jailed and 10,000 Canadian soldiers
Jacques_Cossette-Trudel
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Act. The original act was amended and extended six times over the course of the war, first on 28 August 1914 by the Defence of the Realm (No. 2) Act 1914
Defence_of_the_Realm_Act_1914
Canadian communist front
May 1940 soon after the outset of World War II under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act. This was due to the party's antiwar policy
Dominion Communist–Labor Total War Committee
Dominion_Communist–Labor_Total_War_Committee
Canadian law extending security measures to combat terrorism
according to section 83.05 of the Act. The Act's passage has been compared to the government's activation of the War Measures Act in accordance to terrorist
Anti-Terrorism_Act_(Canada)
1973 Canadian documentary film
footage of Trudeau speaking, explaining his decision to make use of the War Measures Act. The film captures a group watching the footage in Westmount, a wealthy
Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis
Reaction:_A_Portrait_of_a_Society_in_Crisis
Month of 1970
authorities to arrest more than 250 people across the Quebec province. The War Measures Act, which permitted civil rights to be suspended for up to six months
October_1970
Canadians during World War II following Italy's declaration of war against the United Kingdom on June 10, 1940. Through the War Measures Act, the government
Human_rights_in_Canada
Legal advocacy organization
the few groups in Canada that protested the 1970 invocation of the War Measures Act by then Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau in response to the
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Canadian_Civil_Liberties_Association
2026 armed conflict in West Asia
the US attacks as illegal under US law, an act of imperialism, and a violation of Iran's sovereignty. The war's economic impact includes the largest ever
2026_Iran_war
US fed. legislation
Wartime Measure Act of 1918 was United States federal legislation deeming wartime travel as an unlawful act when touring without a United States passport
Wartime_Measure_Act_of_1918
Reconciliation Act". Queen's Printer. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2011. "HAIDA GWAII RECONCILIATION ACT". Archived from
Timeline_of_Canadian_history
Canadian lawyer and politician
conspiracy." Following the resolution of the Crisis and expiration of the War Measures Act, Choquette brought in the services of the Quebec Ombudsman and provided
Jérôme_Choquette
Canadian politician (1937–2016)
support for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's implementation of the War Measures Act during the FLQ Crisis. In 1978, he ran in the Ontario NDP leadership
Ian_Deans
1914–1918 global conflict
commencement of war preparations until 31 July. That afternoon, the Russian government were handed a note requiring them to "cease all war measures against Germany
World_War_I
Vessel, cargo, or equipment captured during armed conflict on the seas
authority of the War Measures Act. These rules established how prize proceedings were to be conducted at the outbreak of the Second World War.[full citation
Prize_(law)
Extension Act, 1912 Finance Act, 1914 Naturalization Act, 1914 War Measures Act, 1914 Income Tax Act, 1917 (originally known as The Income War Tax Act) Migratory
List of acts of the Parliament of Canada
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Canada
United States law
president to execute mobilization measures including price controls. The Defense Production Act was first used during the Korean War to establish a large defense
Defense Production Act of 1950
Defense_Production_Act_of_1950
Amendment to the 1917 Espionage Act allowing the U.S. Gov. to suppress wartime dissent
Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917
Sedition_Act_of_1918
1974 film by Jean-Claude Lord
melodrama. Although the story is not about the events leading up to the War Measures Act, it does draw upon the fabric and feelings of that time. A young photographer
Bingo_(1974_film)
Opposition to Germany, its inhabitants and culture
There was also anti-German sentiment in Canada during World War II; under the War Measures Act of 1914, some 26 POW camps opened and were filled with those
Anti-German_sentiment
Freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas without restriction
World War the federal Liberal government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King enacted the measure by Order-in-Council. The War Measures Act and
Intellectual_freedom
of England measures, which are the legislation of the Church of England. Some of these measures may have been repealed. Since 1970, measures have been
List of Church of England measures
List_of_Church_of_England_measures
Canada followed in mid-September, imposing exchange controls under the War Measures Act, which gave extensive powers to the federal Cabinet. The government
History of Canadian currencies
History_of_Canadian_currencies
Canadian politician
October Crisis of 1970, he agonized over the implementation of the War Measures Act, and was prepared to vote against it, but relented for the sake of
Heath_MacQuarrie
Worldwide social and political movements against racism
Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, himself a French Canadian, invoked the War Measures Act, declared martial law in Quebec, and arrested the kidnappers by the
Civil_rights_movements
Global conflict (1939–1945)
World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers
World_War_II
rioting in Quebec City between 28 March and 1 April 1918. Invoking the War Measures Act of 1914, the federal government sent troops to restore order in the
Opposition_to_World_War_I
Act of the National Assembly of Quebec
department stated the law was the second worst on record next to the War Measures Act. Student Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson for the student association
Bill_78
Canadian poet and politician
française, was published in 1967. He was among those arrested under the War Measures Act during the October Crisis in 1970. In the 1976 Quebec provincial election
Gérald_Godin
Work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change
causing the use of the War Measures Act after 95 bombings in the October Crisis. This was the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act. Since the 1970s,
Student_activism
Canadians of East Asian origin
concentrations in British Columbia. World War II prompted the federal government used the War Measures Act to brand Japanese Canadians enemy aliens and
East_Asian_Canadians
Canadian drug activist
University of Victoria. While studying, he hosted a radio show called The War Measures Act and took heroin for the first time at the age of 19. After graduating
Garth_Mullins
United Kingdom law of religion and the Church of England
repealed by the General Synod.) The act was repealed by Measures of the Church of England passed in 1974 and 1988. Act of Uniformity Conformist Nonconformist
Act_of_Uniformity_1662
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Girl/Female
Indian
Measure
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' A dissolute prisoner.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Measure
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river (Old English wær, wer), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Ware in Hertfordshire.English : nickname for a cautious person, from Middle English war(e) ‘wary’, ‘prudent’ (Old English (ge)wær).English : Robert Ware came to Dedham, MA, from England in or before 1642. Henry Ware (1764–1845), born in Sherborn, MA, was a Unitarian clergyman and theologian and father of the physician John Ware (b. 1795) and two clergymen, Henry (b. 1794) and William (b. 1797).
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zar - gold, Mina - Love
Male
English
Old pet form of English Walter, WAT means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Mears.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of measures or a measurer, derived from Old French moule ‘measure’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' An executioner.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Measured
Male
Hebrew
(בַּר) Hebrew name DAR means both "mother-of-pearl" and "marble."
Boy/Male
British, English
Wary
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Measured; Moderate
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' A simple constable.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' A foolish gentleman.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure'.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zar - gold, Masta - excited
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Well Measured
Surname or Lastname
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English : metonymic occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax, Middle English wax (from Old English weax). In the Middle Ages wax was an important commodity, used among other things for making candles.
WAR MEASURES-ACT
WAR MEASURES-ACT
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Gratifying the Gods
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : variant of Duley.
Female
French
 Feminine form of French Simon, SIMONE means "hearkening." Compare with other forms of Simone.
Female
Italian
Short form of Italian Petronella, PETRONEL means "little rock."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Full of Wonders
Surname or Lastname
English (Bedfordshire)
English (Bedfordshire) : habitational name from a lost place in Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige, from Old English foss ‘ditch’, ‘dike’ + ēg ‘island’, ‘dry land in marsh’, ‘promontory’, or a topographic name for someone who lived on low lying land by a ditch or dike.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Prince
Boy/Male
Muslim
To praise, To describe
Boy/Male
French, German
Courageous
Girl/Female
Indian
Wife of Durvasa
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n.
The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves.
a.
Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures.
n.
One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in market.
n.
Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in measure; with measure; without or beyond measure.
n.
A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.
v. t.
To make war upon; to fight.
a.
A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard. See Beware.
n.
A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.
a.
Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms.
n.
To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with out or off.
n.
The profession of arms; the art of war.
imp. & p. p.
of Measure
n.
To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature.
a.
Ware; aware.
v. i.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
n.
Instruments of war.
v. i.
To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally.
a.
A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; as, political measures; prudent measures; an inefficient measure.
v. i.
To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; as, cloth measures three fourths of a yard; a tree measures three feet in diameter.