Canada's military plots 'insurgency-style' tactics with 'hit-and-run' ambushes to fight back against

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Canada's military plots 'insurgency-style' tactics with 'hit-and-run' ambushes to fight back against US forces in the event of an invasion

Daily Mail
By TARYN KAUR PEDLER
20 January 2026

Canada has quietly drawn up an 'insurgency-style' response, including 'hit-and-run' ambushes, to fight back against US forces in the event of an invasion.

The Canadian military has developed a model response to an American takeover, after US President Donald Trump once again mused online about gaining control of his northern neighbour, the Globe and Mail revealed on Tuesday.

Citing two unnamed senior government officials, the newspaper said the response would rely on insurgency-style warfare - echoing the tactics used by fighters in Afghanistan who resisted Soviet and later US forces.

Despite the extraordinary planning, the officials stressed they believe it is unlikely Trump would actually order an invasion of Canada.

Following his 2024 election victory and in the early months of his new term, Trump repeatedly referred to Canada as the United States' 51st state, claiming a merger would benefit Canadians.

Although his annexation rhetoric has cooled in recent months, concerns were reignited overnight when Trump shared an image on his social media platform showing a map of Canada and Venezuela draped in the US flag.

This was a move widely interpreted as implying a full American takeover of both countries.

According to the officials, if an invasion were to occur, US forces could overwhelm Canadian positions on land and at sea in as little as two days.

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[Kamaji]

They must be really bored up North and are trying to come up with new ways to keep the guys from zoning out during training.

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They must be really bored up North and are trying to come up with new ways to keep the guys from zoning out during training.

Hard to believe this is a serious article.

[Smokin Joe]

Really? Behind every blade of grass...