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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swirlie · F

What's in it for Canada?

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@swirlie
* Access to a larger labour and consumer market than the whole of the USA (which in any case may become more restricted when Trump assumes office)
* A federal structure that accommodates cultural differences and that the French speaking minority may find more amenable
* Automatic entry to the Eurovision song contest 🎵

swirlie · F

@SunshineGirl
I can see having automatic entry to the Eurovision song contest as being a convincing factor for the hard-right conservatives among Canadian voters, but I don't think the rest of what you're offering would fly much higher than about a foot off the ground among the rest of us.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@swirlie Ah well, I'm sure we can negotiate . .