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US, Canada to share troops

OTTAWA - 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.

The new agreement has been greeted with suspicion by the left wing in Canada and the right wing in the U.S.

The Council of Canadians is against what it calls the increasing integration of the U.S. and Canadian militaries.

"It's kind of a trend when it comes to issues of Canada-U.S. relations and contentious issues like military integration. We see that this government is reluctant to disclose information to Canadians that is readily available on American and Mexican websites," said Stuart Trew, a researcher with the Council of Canadians.

Canada Command spokesman Commander David Scanlon said it will be up to civilian authorities in both countries on whether military assistance is requested or even used. He said the agreement is "benign" and simply sets the stage for military-to-military co-operation if the governments approve.

On right-wing blogs in the U.S. it is being used as evidence of a plan for a "North American union" where foreign troops, not bound by U.S. laws, could be used by the American federal government to override local authorities.

"Co-operative militaries on Home Soil!" notes one website. "The next time your town has a 'national emergency,' don't be surprised if Canadian soldiers respond. And remember -- Canadian military aren't bound by posse comitatus."

Posse comitatus is a U.S. law that prohibits the use of federal troops from conducting law enforcement duties on domestic soil unless approved by Congress.

Scanlon said the actual agreement hasn't been released to the public as that requires approval from both nations. That decision has not yet been made.

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fait ac·com·pli [fe ta-kawn-plee] An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.

also see...

http://rvlatnwrtr.wordpress.com/ 2008/02/ 23/canada-us- agree-to-troop- sharing-for- domestic-missions/

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=44370& sectionid=351020701

http://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/?p=5869 [Isn?t this the sort of thing that the US congress must authorize? Mexican troops on US soil are just around the corner. note: We are already being invaded from the south by irregulars/illegals.]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975063/posts

http://www.prisonplanet.com/ pact_would_allow_ us_troops_into_ canada_during_ emergency.html

http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO411C.html

http://tribes.tribe.net/ notamused/ thread/865235e5-2676- 423f-924d- 1dab24c7ee6d

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/39900

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