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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.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago
[-] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago

It’s been a movement here for over a decade now, surprised support is so low

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

I for once welcome our Canadian friends wholeheartedly!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Just a step on the inevitable road to one world polity. We should really be working out a roadmap to a world where everyone is a citizen of a worldstate with freedom to move, travel and trade freely regardless of where they were born. Basic rights should be protected everywhere by global enforcement, Borders should be administrative niceties and people should be free to migrate to areas which reflect their social and religious preferences in a global freemarket of societies where the most beneficial policies result in people voting with their feet.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

My personal prediction is (if we manage to make it that far) that the world will first start coalescing into supranational states such as the EU and African Union, after which these states will merge into a international superstate. Idk what timeframe this would be in, certainly not within our lifetimes, and who knows what kind of shape they will take on, but I feel like it's inevitable.

Another thing I was thinking off is that probably all of the world's cultures and languages will merge into one. The reason they exist at all is because of the fact that communication and travel was extremely difficult on any sort of distance thousands of years ago. With the advent of the Internet and faster travel methods, I feel like its only a matter of time before all of the world's cultures melt into each other. I'm sure there would still be minor regional differences, but it's probably gonna be much more uniform than today.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours ago

I hope they get to join. Meanwhile, here in the UK, we are further along the Trump path.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Don’t tell the Republicans that. They think the planet is only 2025 years old

[-] [email protected] -4 points 9 hours ago

I don't mind exchanging good ideas and having treaties with Europe, but joining the EU is definitely too far.

We don't need more super-national organization binding us.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

How else are we supposed to start the federation?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Go for it Canada and the EU should send an invitation. Perhaps they should start with EEC membership and later receive full membership. MAGA would shit and f-them.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

if we see the EU and US as two polar opposites I would see the UK as the intermediary for the EU, and Canada be the intermediary for the USA. Realistically though the UK is much more pro-USA than Canada currently. Starmer is so scared of getting the UK back into the trajectory of EU membership, that he actively hurts the UK relations to the EU AND the USA by not picking a side. We don't want the UK as a backdoor for the US to influence our politics again, we want a self-relying and souvereign United Kingdom back. Charles De Gaulle warned us in the 1960's that a english membership would for the most part represent the interests of the americans on european soil. And with Starmer, we are seeing exactly what De Gaulle warned Europe about. So yes, we would love to take the UK back, but not as a puppet state. We already have Hungary and Slovakia being puppeteered by the cunt called Putin that we need to worry about and act upon. Currently I see canadians more as europeans than I see british people

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Well I was more just meaning when I was growing up and this is going back to the late 80s - 90s. I saw a lot more British television than other European TV (in fact none of other) so didn't exactly have much else to compare it to in the EU that was. From that and knowing they offered some good services such as post secondary education, healthcare etc it felt like a nicer fit for my ideas. Plus the amount of British words we tended to use.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Full circle

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

....and the other half are Quebecois

[-] [email protected] -4 points 12 hours ago

Only good Canadians

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

As an American, I endorse the idea. It would make it harder for Canada to be attacked, or worse, destroyed by Dogey America. Plus, it would allow the Free States of America to have a potential ally or trading party, better means for non-coms to flee from the conflict, and so forth.

It also works out for Canada, since that means having stronger trade connections with Europe. Considering that Dogey America is going to be an annoying prick and no longer a viable partner, having a solid trade network would help keep Canada prosperous.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

The US already has military installations all over Europe. It wouldn't change much.

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[-] [email protected] 60 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

In what way is Cyprus comparable to Canada?

[-] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

French Guiana is only part of the EU because it's part of France, and even then it needs plenty of exceptions to make it work.

Cyprus was already aligned with the rest of Europe in economic laws.

Canada would need to redo half of its laws to join the EU, and Canadian companies would either need to produce two versions of everything or drop the US market altogether.

It's more realistic to aim for a close bilateral treaty than for membership, at least for next few decades.

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[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago

But then we would share two borders with the USA :/

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

I believe it will be a positive alliance for both Canada and the EU. Canadians are welcome!

[-] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago

I love these "nearly half" declarations of support the media likes to gin up.

So..."less than half", then?

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

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"

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

That's a very fair point.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's also a bit useless to just give the one number and not the complete results.

This could mean 46% in favor, 15% neutral / undecided, 39% against, which would put the overall sentiment in favor of joining, or it could be 46% in favor, 54% against, which is a completely different situation.


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Just re-read the article, I have missed the numbers, sorry.

So it's 46% pro, 29% against, which puts the sentiment clearly to pro....

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

the glass is half flempty

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Let's start with Schengen zone membership and see how we feel after that. The currency would be a hard sell.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maybe an EU adjacent status like Norway would be sufficient. But yeah, probably best to just wait and see. I'd appreciate closer cultural ties too. More sustainable basis for a long-term partnership than just business stuff.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Step 1: Be USAmerican, non rabid Trump sycophant/cult member variant.

Step 2: Attempt to gain legal residency in Canada

Step 3: ¿?¿??¿¿??¿?

Step 4: I am now European.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I would like the option. Being an American citizen is now like not unlike a soiled piece of toilet paper: Unpleasant and not worth keeping. After all, Project 2025's backers don't give a damn about citizenship or American society.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ok here's the plan:

Move to Minnesota.

Canada joins the EU.

Minnesota joins Canada.

Probably not likely to happen or work, but uh... fucking who knows these days.

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[-] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

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.

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