Reports that U.S. troops based in Alaska are being readied for deployment to the streets of Minneapolis amid a turbulent immigration crackdown there could put a Canadian officer in a sticky situation. But could a Canadian officer be stuck in the middle of such an historic American controversy? “I doubt the U.S. would even ask for a Canadian exchange officer to deploy on such a task, and even less likely it would be approved,” he said. Though Canada declined to take part in the attack, a handful of Canadian soldiers deployed with their American units. In 1982, a Canadian exchange officer with the British Parachute Regiment was refused authority to join the Falklands War, as was his U.S. colleague, said Eyre.

Source: National Post January 20, 2026 21:34 UTC