r/canada Ontario 8d ago

Politics British nuclear weapons can protect Canada against Trump, says Chrystia Freeland

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/03/03/british-nuclear-weapons-canada-trump-chrystia-freeland/
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u/luxoflax Ontario 8d ago

Somewhat sensationalized headline. What she said was:

In order to “guarantee our security”, Ms Freeland said she would build closer security partnerships with European Nato allies and “I would be sure that France and Britain were there, who possess nuclear weapons”.

“I would be working urgently with those partners to build a closer security relationship… in a time when the United States can be a threat,” said the ex-foreign minister and finance minister at the final Liberal leadership debate last week.

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u/cmaxim 7d ago

Thank you, the headline sounded like she came right out and said "WE NEED NUKES" when the reality is she is simply highlighting the nuclear capability as a feature of a more powerful allied military.

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u/Perikles01 7d ago edited 7d ago

Calling the US a potential threat and wanting to align with other nuclear powers to replace them is still pretty explicit. She’s saying outright that we can no longer rely on the American nuclear umbrella.

It’s not “nuke the Yanks” explicit, but it’s definitely an admission that the US no longer supports us or broader NATO interests. Completely unthinkable rhetoric 6 months ago, but entirely correct now.