Why was the War Measures Act passed?

The War Measures Act was passed unopposed in 1914. This permitted the government to suspend common freedoms and by-pass parliament to get things done through request in-gathering that it felt were essential for the conflict.

Explanation:

glass wants to live in a world of super heroes and villains. he have lived all his life trying to be responsible for the creating the origin story of a super hero; he schemed and caused many incidents (many of them fatal) hoping that someday someone with superpowers would show up and save the day.

he knew himself very much. he saw himself as a villain of a real-life super hero story. he was aware of his strengths (more than smart enough for being manipulative and scheming) and weaknesses (having fragile bones and having to rely on his mind to succeed).