Half of Canadians favour joining the EU
Half of Canadians favour joining the EU
In a year of surging patriotism, Canadians show a surprising interest in deepening Canada's integration with the European Union
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.
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Let's start with Schengen zone membership and see how we feel after that. The currency would be a hard sell.
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.
The UK was previously a member of the EU without ever having adopted the Euro.
True, but all new members sign an agreement that they will eventually join the eurozone. It's not enforced and there is no pressure to do so, but on paper they agree to it.
The UK had special dispensation as a founding member of the EU; if they were to return to the EU today, they would have to give up the pound
They were not a founding member and even had their application vetoed by France before joining a decade later, but still well before the creation of the euro.