Hold your maple syrup 🍁—the Canadian Armed Forces have theoretically prepared for a scenario straight out of a video game: a U.S. military invasion. While this sounds like a plot twist in ‘Call of Duty: Northern Neighbors,’ officials confirm it’s purely conceptual and not an active plan.
The framework, first reported by the Globe and Mail, marks Canada’s first military modeling of a U.S. assault in over a century. Two unnamed officials stressed this is ‘what-if’ planning, not a reflection of current tensions. After all, Canada remains Washington’s closest NATO ally and NORAD partner.
Why now? Analysts speculate it’s a routine exercise in risk assessment—like preparing for a zombie apocalypse 🧟♂️, but with geopolitics. The model reportedly considers historical tensions, like trade disputes, but officials insist the Trump administration-era references are ‘archival’ and unrelated to 2026 realities.
Bottom line: Don’t expect border walls or tank battles. As one expert quipped, ‘This is less about war and more about making sure we’ve thought through every scenario—even the wildly improbable ones.’ 🇨🇦✨
