Anthony Furey: Chatter About a Possible US Military Invasion of Canada Should Be Put to Rest

Commentary
The revelations by Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Canadian military, with his support, has prepared for the possibility of a U.S. military invasion have understandably generated a lot of passionate discussion.
Some of the discussion has been reasonable. Some, not so much. It’s the sort of thing we want to address sensibly and with a cool head.
So let’s dissect what was actually said, how the word got out, and what we should make of it all.
I first saw the news via a social media post from CTV News: “BREAKING: PM Carney prepared for ‘risk’ that Trump might order U.S.-led military invasion of Canada: report”
Yikes. That’s scary stuff. Breaking news! Military invasion!…