As in so many cases, the differences in the structure of government between Canada and the United States make it difficult to apply lessons from one nation to the other. We have a system in which each governor has his or her own air force and army and the state national guard, and in state active duty those soldiers and airmen report to the governor, not to the President of the United States.
I'll leave it to you to decide whether you'd like to adopt such a system in Canada.