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Surprising Share Of Canadians Support EU Membership (canadianpolling.substack.com)
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I am asking myself if the Canadian population knows what that means to them. At irregular intervals, the EU is given more powers in order to have more power. There is currently a debate about whether the 27 armies should be converted into a European army. This would also affect you if you are part of the EU. In many areas, Canada would lose its powers and passing them on to the EU. This can be seen very clearly in financial policy. You would have to adopt the Euro as your currency and the European Central Bank would make interest rate policy. Of course there are more positive things, but you have to understand and accept that you would lose some of your independence.

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[–] eurisko@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

My hot take is that we need more federation and coalition-building, not less. That's why I would absolutely join the EU in an instant.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Agree completely on the federalization, but disagree on actually joining the EU.

Frankly, we're not ready for it. Our industries and regulations have far more in common with the US than the EU, and we'll need a serious transition period to match their standards. While I do think in the long term such standards are a good thing, it would be economically damaging in the severe in the short term.

That said, I think the best would be to slowly match their regulations with the hope of joining the EU, without actually committing to it in the short term, but to close our relations with them in the meantime and leave the option open if it becomes more advantageous later on. Matching regulations with a fair and reliable trading partner always helps, not to mention that their regulations are far healthier and environmentally friendly.

[–] eurisko@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm not versed at all in those matters. I trust what you say is correct, and I agree wholeheartedly.

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