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.
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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This is awesome. I’m gonna circulate this link.
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 :)
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.
Just join the Canadian Army Reserve.
You don't have to make it a career. You don't even have to quit your job and commit full time. You can do part time work. Get accustomed to the military service, get some training, help them out with whatever skill you have.
Find the unit nearest you:
This is actually great. Thanks for the link. I’m gonna look into this.
2 months ago I couldn’t imagine by a long shot I’d be anywhere near even considering something like this.
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.
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.
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.