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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.

  • @MrSulu@lemmy.ml
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    156 days ago

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

    • @JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone
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      36 days 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.

  • @rustyfish@lemmy.world
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    257 days 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.

  • @SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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    167 days 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.

  • @orbitz@lemmy.ca
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    137 days 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.

    • @Allemaniac@lemmy.world
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      6 days 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

      • @orbitz@lemmy.ca
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        16 days 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.

  • @Jaberw0cky@lemmy.world
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    76 days 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.

    • Redex
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      16 days 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.

  • @Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    117 days 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.

  • Rob Bos
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    137 days ago

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

    • @Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org
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      7 days 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.

  • @sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days 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.

    • @SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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      77 days 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.

      • @sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 days 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.

        • @huppakee@feddit.nl
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          37 days ago

          There are a lot of in demand jobs, from nurse to developer if you don’t mind working in those specific fields you can skip a lot of those steps.

          • @sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            27 days ago

            I am unfortunately currently disabled… got maimed, my full time job is PT for myself.

            I do have decent job experience as a software dev, db admin, data analyst… but yeah I am kind of fucked at the moment, legs fucked, barely mobile, wrist is fucked, can’t type for more than short bursts.

            The PT is working though, and I have considered various kinds of skilled tech laborer style visa applications… but its all gonna have to wait untill i both figurstively and literslly get back on my feet.

  • @ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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    35 days ago

    Would it be awesome to be able to move and in the EU? Oh yeah, it would be great. However, the practicality of reality is that either Canada would have to completely overhaul laws and standards to be line with the EU would be absolute nightmare. Either Canada would have to adopt EU standards or gets a carve out making Canada not really part of the EU.

    Alberta and Quebec already hate having Ottawa tell them what to do. Having Brussels have an influence on Canadian life? Even more of a reason to separate. Which means another constitutional crisis for Canada.

    Canada should instead work to build stronger ties with the EU. Trade deals, research coordination, defence policy, immigration, etc.