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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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[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Someone posted about how we already have this in Ontario. Here is the link: https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-corps

I'm sure other provinces have one too. It's a practical step to take for civilians.

[–] lineofkings@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

This is awesome. I’m gonna circulate this link.

[–] Lemmist@lemm.ee 7 points 6 hours ago

Invite Ukrainian veterans. Most of us are various specialists who were mobilized to the front. We can do civilian things and we can shoot.

We are better than those random Ukrainians you let in earlier and because of who you won't let us in :)

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Gimme a quality rifle. I’ll keep it locked up safe. I will take it out once a month and practice. If I abuse it; take it away. If I shoot anyone other than an enemy to my country, you can do as you will with me as long as Canada remains a sovereign nation.

[–] overcooked_sap@lemmy.ca -3 points 5 hours ago (1 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 8 points 5 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.