Should Canada join the European Union?

In the wake of Trump's return to the White House, nations on the fringe of the EU are rethinking their European relations. Switzerland has agreed to closer ties, the UK is seeking a reset. Iceland will vote on joining in 2027, and Greenland is likely to follow suit, if only to avoid Trump's obsessive attention.

What of Canada, which Trump has suggested should become the USA's 51st state? Should Europe invite Canada to become the 28th EU state?

Arguments for:

* Canada is vast in size and mineral wealth. Europe (440m citizens) can supplement Canada's sparse population (44m).
* Canada is already an honorary European nation, having been colonised three times by Scandinavians, French, British.
* Canadians, like Europeans, believe that markets should be moderated by the welfare state.
* Another francophone country to keep France happy.
* Canada would give Europe a Pacific frontier and a truly global outlook.
* It would really p**s off Trump 🤣

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ArtieKat · M

Geography was never my strongest subject at school but isn't Canada on a different continent to Europe?

Khenpal1 · M

@ArtieKat France have overseas territory's as well as Portugal. Spain has small tip of Africa.

ArtieKat · M

@Khenpal1 Their former colonies/overseas territories are not part of the EU though, are they?

Khenpal1 · M

@ArtieKat they are

ArtieKat · M

@Khenpal1 OK. Most but not all apparently. I never knew that

Khenpal1 · M

@ArtieKat There is just one small exception , French Polynesia . The rest is like rest of EU.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@ArtieKat I think the eastern border of Europe has been quite "fluid" over the past two thousand years or so. No reason why we can't push westwards too.

ArtieKat · M

@SunshineGirl *Chuckles*