As Russia’s military capabilities seem to flutter in the wake of their ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and China’s grows, officials say they are still the biggest and gravest threat to North America.
On May 18, 1917, Prime Minister Robert Borden dropped a bombshell when he introduced the Military Service Act, a conscription law that would require all male citizens between the ages of 20 to 45 to enlist.
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