In the Abacus poll, 46 per cent of respondents said they would support Canada becoming a member state of the EU, and 44 per cent said the Canadian government should definitely or probably look into joining it.
Okay not a direct comparison but if I was playing a Paradox grand strategy game and the neighbor country started getting all fascist / authoritarian, I would want to group with like minded nations for protection. Hey we’re already in a defense treaty with them why not make it a more inclusive type agreement? Personally I always felt culturally closer to the UK (yes I know not there anymore) than the US and thought many of our policies mirrored the US due to location and held us back.
It’s been a movement here for over a decade now, surprised support is so low
I mean if Cyprus and French Guiana can join so can Canada if we can meet the requirements. It’s a political alliance of values.
But then we would share two borders with the USA :/
That would be the first step in claiming back what once was ours ;)
The European Union could help safeguard those borders.
The European Union could help safeguard those borders.
Since we/The EU will be soon buying even more US weapons, I seriously doubt that.
What was once a region of the world populated with so many smart and bright people has now become the proud land of the dumb. The EU is like a headless chicken running around. And it seems rather happy about what it has become, I’m afraid to say so.
Not sure how that would work since they aren’t on European continent, but then I remembered we have Australia in Eurovision so I’ll allow it. Just because Canadians are cool.
For example the canary Islands are also not on the European continent.
The EU is already in the Caribbean and South America, might as well be in north too.
I welcome the Canadians into the European Union!
Is what I would say, but I really, really, REALLY don’t want a border with the US. Russia alone is bad enough.
The US already has military installations all over Europe. It wouldn’t change much.
I hope they get to join. Meanwhile, here in the UK, we are further along the Trump path.
Its almost like watching one of those animations of how pangea split into the different continents watching countries seperate and re-form - but politically instead, bringing some countries together and others splitting away.
I love these “nearly half” declarations of support the media likes to gin up.
So…“less than half”, then?
It’s more about the trend. Last year almost no one thought it would be a good idea. So the implications is “shortly more than half might want to join the EU” or “Canadians are approaching the majority threshold”