New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.
A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy’s polling arm in March found that one in four respondents thought it would be a good idea for Canada to formally join the economic and political bloc of European nations.
A further 58 per cent indicated it was a proposal worth exploring further, while the remainder felt it was a bad idea.
Spark’s chief strategy officer Bruce Anderson says the survey suggests Canadians are increasingly open to finding ways to buck Canada’s reliance on the United States after more than a year of tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration.
France’s foreign minister last month openly floated the idea of Canada joining the EU, while Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he’s looking to deepen trade and security ties with the continent but not as a formal member of the bloc.
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This sort of pivot makes sense. We can collaborate more closely on all kinds of things, given that we have more similarities with the EU than the US, historically and philosophically speaking.
Government-wise I agree. Including companies that are funded fully or partially by the government.
But as soon as you look at the private sector in Canada it’s “USA USA!” chanting in unison. Canada is mostly socialist whilst having obsene and depraved capitalistic private companies.
I’m smelling a strong pushback from them if Canada get’s closer to EU.
In what way is Canada socialist? Do you know what that word means?
They’re going to push no matter what, why should we be frightened? If we stay under their umbrella, sooner or later US lightning will strike, and we’ll be electrocuted.