I don't like these announcements. Yes, the intention looks good but, in pure principle, they are no different than Canadians going to fight for ISIS or any other rogue groups. This is not our war. There is something wrong in the idea of a Canadian citizen going to fight as part of another country's army or another people's army against another country's army or another people's army. I understand the concept and underlying value of UN peacekeeping force, but this is not it. The country (Canada) has a duty to protect its citizens abroad. People going to fight overseas on their own accord expose their own country to various risks and liabilities associated with saving and protecting them when they get in trouble. They have no right to do so without renouncing their Canadian citizenship, first, I believe.
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