“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:”
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.