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Sweden’s PM jokes about Canada joining the EU, says it’s a ‘very welcoming club’ (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 12 points 5 months ago (1 child)

To be fair Canada's industrial capacity would help the EU both militarily and industrially not to mention their natural resources. If the EU can figure out a way to add Canada legally it would benefit both dramatically

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    It would also mean a lot more east-west infrastructure investment and more open cross border trade agreements between provinces. I can only think of upsides to this practically speaking. It'll upset a lot of provincial industries that have been protected by trade barriers within Canada but it needs to be done... We can't keep rent seeking forever...

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