Revealed: Harper govt's plans for meddling in Syria

This is one of the many, many reasons Stephen Harper and his Conservative govt. will lose the next election. The Conservative govt. of Stephen Harper is heading towards that political limbo land which might be its abode for decades to come.  
The utter stupid naivety of the Harper Cons is reflected in the parts I have highlighted in the article below. Harper and his advisers actually think there are non-religious groups fighting against Assad? Yeah ... that should tell you how far gone our PM has become and how much out of the loop his entire gang has gotten.
We had high hopes for the Harper Conservatives, didn't we?Live and learn, folks. Live and learn. Politicians are all alike.

 Lee Berthiaume writing at OttawaCitizen:
...Canadian Defence And Diplomatic Officials Working On Plans For Military Mission in Syria.

Canadian defence and diplomatic officials have been quietly working on plans for possible Canadian military missions — as well as shoring up non-religious groups on the ground — in Syria as its three-year civil war continues.

The federal government has so far said it has no plans for Canada to be dragged into the conflict, which has killed an estimated 150,000 and driven hundreds of thousands more from their homes and their country.

But internal documents obtained by the Citizen show National Defence has drawn up at least five scenarios in which it could become involved in Syria’s ongoing civil war, as well as potential Canadian Forces missions for each situation.

The documents have been censored to remove specifics, but allude to “the rapidly deteriorating conditions in Syria, its impact on neighbouring countries and … the importance of Middle East stability.”

The scenarios also include several assumptions such as the Syrian government remaining “defiant,” as well as “most likely” and “worst case” outcomes, such as extremist groups getting hold of advanced or chemical weapons, or the conflict spilling beyond Syria’s borders.

At least one possible Canadian military intervention “assumes that a legitimate armed opposition group has been recognized” by Canada, although details about the rest of this scenario have been blacked out......

.....Meanwhile, separate documents show Canada has been helping train anti-sectarian activists, journalists and others so they can provide a political alternative to Islamic extremist groups if the fighting stops......