Overview
- The Globe and Mail, citing two unnamed senior officials, reports this is the first Canadian Armed Forces model of a U.S. assault in about a century.
- Planners conclude U.S. forces could overrun key positions in as little as two days and envisage resistance built around ambushes, sabotage, drone strikes and other hit-and-run tactics by irregulars.
- A break in bilateral cooperation under NORAD is identified as a key warning sign, with one defense official estimating Canada could have up to three months to prepare if such signals emerged.
- Officials say Ottawa would likely seek assistance from allies such as Britain and France, and conscription is not planned as the military pursues a large volunteer reserve reportedly exceeding 400,000.
- The modeling follows President Trump’s renewed posts implying U.S. control of Canada and Greenland, concurrent NATO activities in the Arctic and Canadian consideration of sending a small contingent to Greenland.