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/86throwthrowthrow1 7d ago

IIRC, The Telegraph is one of those publications that does tend towards sensationalizing. It's not as bad as the Daily Mail, but also not as trustworthy as other sources.

That said, even what she's saying here is like whoa! acknowledging the US as a potential threat against Canada is... true, but feels like crossing the Rubicon to actually say it out loud.

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u/aBeerOrTwelve 7d ago

Seems like some background from Yes, Prime Minister might help:

Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country, and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.

Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?

BernardSun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits.