Canada Considers Arctic Troop Deployment as World Re-Enters Aggressive Real Estate Phase
Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering sending Canadian soldiers to Greenland, a sentence that until recently lived exclusively in the “things no one ever thought they’d have to say out loud” folder of national defence planning.
According to two senior officials, contingency plans were quietly assembled last week after U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly suggested he might impose tariffs on Europe unless it agreed to sell him Greenland, preferably with a receipt and favorable financing. The plans were presented to cabinet, where several members allegedly checked maps to confirm Greenland was, in fact, real.
Canada already has Royal Canadian Air Force personnel participating in a routine NORAD exercise on the island, but Carney is weighing whether to send additional troops to join Danish-led sovereignty drills protecting critical infrastructure, including runways, radar stations, and whatever paperwork confirms a country still owns itself.
Sources say Ottawa is torn between standing with NATO allies and avoiding the diplomatic consequences of reminding Washington that Greenland is not a Costco bulk item. CBC is not naming the sources, as they were not authorized to discuss the increasingly surreal state of geopolitics.
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