New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/50080655

New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.

A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy’s polling arm in March found that one in four respondents thought it would be a good idea for Canada to formally join the economic and political bloc of European nations.

A further 58 per cent indicated it was a proposal worth exploring further, while the remainder felt it was a bad idea.

Spark’s chief strategy officer Bruce Anderson says the survey suggests Canadians are increasingly open to finding ways to buck Canada’s reliance on the United States after more than a year of tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration.

France’s foreign minister last month openly floated the idea of Canada joining the EU, while Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he’s looking to deepen trade and security ties with the continent but not as a formal member of the bloc.

…

  • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
    3·
    9 days ago

    Whenever the media needs a headline they run another poll on this. It’s not relevant. As a Canadian I support the idea in principle too but this doesn’t analyze and ask people about the challenges and complexities involved in doing so.

    • HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub
      1·
      8 days ago

      Brexit was also done without analyzing challenges and complexities of doing so… just saying.

      And EU is already present on multiple continents (I find it wild that EU is in South America for example) so it’s not like adding Canada would be some kinda huge change. Also - maple syrup in common market? Sign me in.

      But on the point of media - media will run whatever gives them clicks, facts and reason are irrelevant.