US/Canada Agree on Military Use for Civil Emergencies

What does it mean when the Canadian and US military reach an agreement to allow each country to call on each other troops to respond in civil emergencies? It means that we could have US troops on Canadian soil to protect infrastructure; enforce laws; control civilians; and basically, project US policies, in case of an emergency. WTF? you say? The agreement was reached between the US and Canadian military on Feb. 14 in Texas, but apparently hasn't been approved by the government of each nation. That such an agreement was even being negotiated without it being known is suspect. And the devil's always in the details. As reported by Canwest, the US military doesn't allow its troops to be under foreign command -- so, any US troops on Canadian soil would report directly to the US military. What constitutes a civil emergency is unknown -- and while it appears that civilian authorities would need to initiate a plea for help, there are no details on whether they will retain command of the scenario that follows. I'm all for efficiencies and pre-planning, but can we have a little bit more detail please?

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