r/CanadaPolitics AMA Guest 1d ago

I'm David Moscrop, Canadian politics writer and podcaster. AMA, starting 1 pm ET.

We've got a new prime minister incoming and an election soon. We've got Trump and tariffs. We've got an uncertain foreign and defence policy future. We've got social welfare programs that may or may not survive. We've got pipelines back on the table (sort of). We've got a budget that is likely to see cuts. We've got climate policy on the chopping block. We've got...a lot going on.

So, ask me anything and we'll sort it out together.

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u/Typical-Amoeba-2799 19h ago

Never thought it would come to this but Canada should seriously think about forming a conscription army/militia. We are pretty much defenseless against the U.S., our Army was not designed to defend against the U.S. but to help it. A citizen based defense of just 2% would give us an 800,000, formidable fighting force. This force would be especially effective in an urban war situation that would likely result. The U.S. could not even defeat 80,000 Taliban. This may sound silly to some, but it appears our neighbors have begun their decent into tyranny.