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https://archive.ph/20250309015019/https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/03/05/Canada-Needs-New-Civil-Defence-Corps/

“Canadians must recognize that the luxury of assuming our security is someone else’s responsibility is over…. We must be prepared to defend our sovereignty — not just with military spending, but with a population that is engaged, trained and ready.”

“Pause for a moment and imagine the skills or time you could bring — whether it’s first aid, co-ordination and logistics, communications, engineering, IT support, counselling and caregiving or any other expertise — to contribute to our collective security and resilience if called upon.”

“Today, we face a different but no less serious threat — cyberwarfare, disinformation, economic destabilization and geopolitical conflict over the Arctic. Just as Canada prepared for nuclear fallout in the 1960s, we must prepare for the crises ahead.”

“Every adult is expected to have the knowledge and basic skills to help in an emergency — whether that’s first aid, defending critical infrastructure or organizing local response teams.”

“Here’s what it could look like in Canada:”

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[–] overcooked_sap@lemmy.ca -5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Seems odd to push this while the government used spurious reasons to ban certain firearms through OICs and keeps adding more to the list while doing so little to control smuggled guns that Trump was able to use the border as false flag.

If your reply is about how dumb it is to think citizens can do anything against the US army I invite you to look up their last 3 wars.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 18 hours ago

It doesn't matter if we can win or not. It matters that we at least try.

The fuck I'm rolling over to show my belly.

[–] lineofkings@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I don’t think the majority of Americans are going to support a Canada invasion. Plus they’re already moving into a recession. Starting a war would drive them beyond a recession into a Great Depression.

He would have to convince Americans that his economic mess is somehow Canadas fault. And he’s such a bullshit mouth with gullible idiot MAGAts he might just be able to do that.