I came this piece on Canada.com: 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.
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.
There are specific prohibitions on the US using against civilians. The Posse Comitatus Act comes to mind, and the introduction of Canadian troops only complicates the matter.
Why is that important? Well, I don't really know. But I find it odd.
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