Interest in Canada joining the EU has increased amid US tensions, with 44% of Canadians supporting the idea. While the EU acknowledges shared values, Canada’s geographic distance and historical precedent present challenges for membership.

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    7 hours ago

    @Barbarian would be great if EU finds a „second class“ membership where we only have a good travel and economy system with other countries but not a full membership. But when we look at UK, who left the EU, and how we struggle to find the way back to each other it‘s quite hard to imagine something like that at the moment. 😫

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      6 hours ago

      The EU has multiple “second class” membership options. Multiple non-EU countries are in Schengen, even more have no visa requirements.

      Multiple countries have trade deals with the EU, including Canada (as soon as CETA gets fully completed).

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        3 hours ago

        @Barbarian ah yeah sorry, it was too early and no coffee was there to whisper “think again” 😀another “second class” is also the candidate status.