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Old 03-12-2008, 02:12 PM   #1
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Default Canada, U.S. agree to share troops in civil emergencies

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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.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/can...html?id=327869

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I don't like it. The thought of having foreign troops on Canadian soil doesn't sit well with me no matter what the situation. I know this is kind of "preliminary", however I don't really want to think about the day I see American troops walking down the street.

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