The idea that any military attack on Canada is most likely to come from directly across the southern border is not a new one. It’s one of the main reasons we need an army at all. Many years ago I mentioned this theory to some people in the military and was slightly surprised that they all took it seriously and said yeah, we do have plans for that possibility of course. I don’t know to what extent they were serious about it then or whether they’ve all gone soft and forgotten about it in the decades that have since passed, but unlikely as we thought it that an invasion would come from the USA it’s even more unlikely that it’d come from anywhere else.
I had heard that there where plans; but I thought they were hypothetical plans drawn up in the early years of Canada, just in case we wanted to burn down the White House again.
The idea that any military attack on Canada is most likely to come from directly across the southern border is not a new one. It’s one of the main reasons we need an army at all. Many years ago I mentioned this theory to some people in the military and was slightly surprised that they all took it seriously and said yeah, we do have plans for that possibility of course. I don’t know to what extent they were serious about it then or whether they’ve all gone soft and forgotten about it in the decades that have since passed, but unlikely as we thought it that an invasion would come from the USA it’s even more unlikely that it’d come from anywhere else.
We certainly had plans for it when I was an infantry officer in the nineties. I see no reason why those plans would not have been kept current.
Did anyone actually think the plans would be effective or was it more of a plan to go down kicking and screaming?
I was impressed. And I tend to be critical of most plans.
I had heard that there where plans; but I thought they were hypothetical plans drawn up in the early years of Canada, just in case we wanted to burn down the White House again.
Surprise sneak attack from Alaska! It’s over Canada we have the high ground.
You’ll be crossing a lot of very rough terrain before getting to anywhere useful. It’d be like attacking Russia through Siberia.
I was joking. But seriously do you think they would be in canoes and riding moose?
They? This is a Canadian forum