The information provided by Canadian defence minister Bill Blair in the first days of February 2025 (while travelling to Washington) should not be considered as an effort to "comfort" Donald Trump threatening his neighbours, but as a cold calculation, in the end expanding Canada's defence capabilities. Especially since this country has long been an crucial component of the defence of the full North America, including through its collaboration with the United States within NATO and under the North American Aerospace defence Command, formed jointly with the US.