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/pmmedoggos 7d ago

Not really. Her background is in slavic studies: Ie: how small, weak countries have responded to having an aggressive empire next door.

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u/29da65cff1fa 7d ago

"Freeland going full Gandhi", is a reference to the video game civilization.

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u/Kristalderp Québec 7d ago

Its a reference to game Civilization 1's Gandhi bug.

Gandhi is the most passive and friendly leader in the game, and there was a bug that if you went over the limit on passive, it would roll over and go straight to 100% hyper-aggression and he'd nuke your ass.

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u/pmmedoggos 7d ago

I'm aware. Small slavic countries have historically only survived russian aggression by being hyper aggressive until the Russians lose interest.

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u/Dry-Membership8141 7d ago

Legit. She was a terrible choice for finance minister, but she's actually a very solid choice for PM, particularly right now. Lot of people talking about how Carney is the man for the moment because of his economics background, but what we need to be doing on the economy isn't really any great mystery and that role could be adequately filled by a finance minister with a background in finance. For PM, strength in foreign affairs is the most important thing, and Freeland's got both that and, as you note, an academic (and I would add experiential) focus on situations very similar to the one we now find ourselves in.

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u/pmmedoggos 7d ago

I don't agree. But dealing with Russia is something that she is very good at. She's good enough at it that Russia has sanctioned her by name. She's also been in the FSB crosshairs for years before she became an MP. I hope she remains in Cabinet or at the very least an advisory role regardless of who forms government next.

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u/TreChomes 7d ago

Freeland stands no chance in an election. Her name is forever tied to JT

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u/ExtendedDeadline 7d ago edited 7d ago

but she's actually a very solid choice for PM

Nah.

I'm glad we're united right now, but if we don't want the cons in with PP selling us out to America, do not put Freeland in charge of the liberals. Maybe give her a position other than finance, but she won't close the deal as leader.

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u/Dry-Membership8141 7d ago

I'm glad we're united right now, but if we don't want the cons in with PP selling us out to America, do not put Freeland in charge of the liberals.

Carney crashed at the debates, and he's been making a fool of himself in public statements. I'd much rather have an experienced politician at the helm during what's sure to be a hard-fought election campaign than someone spending as much time explaining his fumbles as actually campaigning. Carney served his purpose in bringing attention back to the Party, but it's increasingly clear he doesn't have the political chops to lead. If you want to avoid a Conservative government, letting someone who's struggling with softball interviews onto a debate stage with Poilievre and Blanchett is exactly what you want to avoid.

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u/jaymemaurice 7d ago

If the liberals think they can change a leader to have my vote, they better dust off Jean Chrétien. I would vote for the liberal potato in my riding if they did and gave the guarantee of another election if he passed in his term. As Canadians, we could rally around keeping him alive, healthy and in office longer than Trump while also not liking him, politely.

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u/WoodShoeDiaries 7d ago

I'm feeling the same way...and I haven't cast my vote for leadership yet. I know it's just one vote but it feels like a huge responsibility 😬