Really?
India, Pakistan, Israel and South Africa.
And do you think they sacrificed their standard of living or their standing in the world due to nuclear weapons?
India is a huge nation with resources. Pakistan has over 200 million as well. And they developed them in a very different time.
South Africa btw did develop a bomb but gave it up. And no delivery system beyond aircraft.
Israel basically was given theirs.
It's the rocketry that's just as tough.
So the cost was much easier to absorb in a population 5+ times Canada. And with a much lower standard of living and little to no social programs.
This just isn't going to happen. It's a minimum 10 years development time. And can you imagine the reaction of the Canadian public to a test on Canadian soil?