The military plans for a volunteer force to defend Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)

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I will be signing up if they offer that. New skills are always good. Best case we never have to use them but worst case we are a bit more prepared.

“Those who join the civil defence corps would face less restrictive age limits and meet lower physical and fitness requirements. Their training would be limited to five days per year to ensure accessibility.

In that short period, volunteers would learn skills such as shooting, moving, communicating, driving a truck and flying a drone, according to the mobilization plan. Canada’s civilian force would get medical coverage during training, but not pensionable benefits.”

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[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago

Wow this is a very bad and entitled take. Canada is an amazing country. You know how much better off we are than probably most countries in the world right?! We have issues for sure and we for sure can do better. So does the whole world but Canada is more than worth defending!

Rolling over for a country like the USA or Russia would be the worst possible outcome not just for us but the world in general.

Can we do better? Sure and I am sure we will. We are a safe haven for LGBTQ and immigrants in this world and have good initiatives to protect the environment which is turning more fascist and capitalist by the minute. We can work the world with the right partners and make it a better place but only if we stay a sovereign county.

If that’s not worth defending you might as well leave.