Canada, U.S. agree to use each other's troops in civil emergencies

Canada, U.S. agree to use each other\

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Canada, U.S. agree to use each other's troops in civil emergencies
David Pugliese , Canwest News Service
Published: Friday, February 22, 2008
Canada and the U.S. have signed an agreement that paves the way for the militaries from either nation to send troops across each other's borders during an emergency, but some are questioning why the Harper government has kept silent on the deal.

Neither the Canadian government nor the Canadian Forces announced the new agreement, which was signed Feb. 14 in Texas.

The U.S. military's Northern Command, however, publicized the agreement with a statement outlining how its top officer, Gen. Gene Renuart, and Canadian Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, head of Canada Command, signed the plan, which allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a civil emergency.

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[edit on 2/23/2008 by JacKatMtn]

With some fearing that Bush may never leave office by declaring martial law and others concerned about a secretive plan to slip the North American Union beneath the noses of the American people. With stories like this one hitting the news practically daily, one begins to wonder if those "crazy" ideas, are not so crazy after all.

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Wow, this is new

All that is needed now is the definition of "CIVIL EMERGENCIES"....

“This document is a unique, bilateral military plan to align our respective national military plans to respond quickly to the other nation's requests for military support of civil authorities,” Renuart said. “Unity of effort during bilateral support for civil support operations such as floods, forest fires, hurricanes, earthquakes and effects of a terrorist attack, in order to save lives, prevent human suffering and mitigate damage to property, is of the highest importance, and we need to be able to have forces that are flexible and adaptive to support rapid decision-making in a collaborative environment.”

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