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Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) M to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months ago

Canada could join EU, French foreign minister says

www.politico.eu

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Canada could join EU, French foreign minister says

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Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) M to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months ago
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Half-joking comments about Canada joining the bloc have become common as Ottawa adapts to its fraying relationship with the United States.
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  • Cyberwolf ( Pirate@feddit.org ) 
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    They share a border with Denmark so why not.

    • WFH ( Wfh@lemmy.zip ) 
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      Land border with Denmark, check. Aquatic border with France, check.

      Based on these facts, Canada is no less European than Germany and should therefore join ASAP.

      I rest my case your honor.

      • klangcola ( klangcola@reddthat.com ) 
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        Perfectly sound logic, I see no flaws with this argument

  • Sunshine ( Sunshine@piefed.ca ) OP
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    Let’s get those ports at Halifax, Montreal, and Saint John busy!

    Europe should buy Canada’s maple syrup and minerals!

  • LSNLDN ( LSNLDN@slrpnk.net ) 
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    God I hate everyone in my country for brexit

    • Vinylraupe ( Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip ) 
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      You can just join back in. Youre one of the democracies did you forget?

      • LSNLDN ( LSNLDN@slrpnk.net ) 
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        Cambridge Analytica says yes

  • 5715 ( 5715@feddit.org ) 
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    Morocco looking at this, be like: Ah yes?

    • elucubra ( elucubra@sopuli.xyz ) 
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      Turkey is way closer. Morocco is way far from meeting requirements. Absolutist Monarchy (parliamentary democracy in name only), way off in economic make-up…

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        I agree, but Morocco was rejected once on the basis of not being European.

      • UnknowableNight ( unknowablenight@piefed.social ) 
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        Morocco shares a land border with Spain

        • elucubra ( elucubra@sopuli.xyz ) 
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          Three land borders, actually. Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñon de Vélez de la Gomera.

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      I wouldn’t be against this idea. They could become suppliers if solar energy, maybe even data centres. Seems like a win/win to me. Power cable to Gibraltar and north? Seems even doable to me.

      • PonyOfWar ( PonyOfWar@pawb.social ) 
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        They applied for membership back in 1987, but were quickly rejected due to not being European.

      • elucubra ( elucubra@sopuli.xyz ) 
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        Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Southern France, Greece…) can provide all needed solar, wind, hydro, tide, and other renewable power to all EU. Actually tide is better in atlantic coasts. Why lay humongous cables (power is not data) across an ocean?

        Canada can contribute many other things.

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    That would be so fucking awesome

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    The ECU (Euro Centric Union)? The E-ish Uion, The MWU (Mostly White Union)…

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      NAUO (North Atlantic Union Organisation).

      • Mr Poletski ( MrPoletki@feddit.uk ) 
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        ANU (Atlantic North Union)

        The leader will be the Secretary of the union.

        The ANU Secretary.

  • Hanrahan ( hanrahan@slrpnk.net ) 
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    As an Australian can we join the EU, this vast and amazing project trying to bring humanity together is amazing.

  • Kindness is Punk ( KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca ) 
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    He’s right

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