Maybe we need to loosen a bit of the laws and allow for training groups of Canadians in warfare while also remaining living among civilians.

They did this during ww2 in Britain. All resistance groups that formed did so after Nazi occupation. The UK wanted to make a ready made resistance force well before hand. They trained people on resistance techniques, bombmaking, how to sneak around, sentry removal, etc.

Canada needs something like that, and yes I am willing to join.