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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada’s new Prime Minister has concerns about the USA and Donald Trump:<\/p>\n

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New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Seeks Alliances in Europe as he Deals with Trump<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

March 16, 2025<\/p>\n

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Paris and London on Monday to seek alliances as he deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy.<\/p>\n

Carney is purposely making his first foreign trip to the capital cities of the two countries that shaped Canada’s early existence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump factor is the reason for the trip. The Trump factor towers over everything else Carney must deal with,\u201d said Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n

The 59-year-old former central banker will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday and later travel to London to sit down with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in an effort to diversify trade and perhaps coordinate a response to Trump’s tariffs.<\/p>\n

He will also meet with King Charles III, the head of state in Canada. …<\/p>\n

Carney has said he\u2019s ready to meet with Trump if he shows respect for Canadian sovereignty. He said he doesn\u2019t plan to visit Washington at the moment but hopes to have a phone call with the president soon.<\/p>\n

Sweeping tariffs of 25% and Trump\u2019s talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state have infuriated Canadians, and many are avoiding buying American goods when they can.<\/p>\n

Carney’s government is reviewing the purchase of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets in light of Trump\u2019s trade war. https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/world\/globaltalk\/carney-canada-uk-france-trump-arctic\/2025\/03\/16\/id\/1203022\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Canada is in a precarious position these days and Donald Trump seems willing to try to cause Canada a lot of economic pain to get it to accede to his demands. Canada’s economy is highly dependent upon the USA’s economy, not the other way around.\u00a0 Some American’s see Donald Trump’s actions as overdue, whereas others see bullying and other unsavory tactics being used.<\/p>\n

Canadians are wondering if becoming closer to the European Union is the answer.<\/p>\n

On January 5, 2025, I posted the following:<\/p>\n

Well, … it does not sound like most Canadians want to be part of the USA.<\/p>\n

That said, the Economist<\/em> posted the following:<\/p>\n

Why Canada should join the EU<\/h2>\n

Europe needs space and resources, Canada needs people. Let\u2019s deal<\/h3>\n

Is international conflicts<\/small> go, none did so little to disrupt the global order as the \u201cwhisky wars\u201d that pitted Canada against Denmark for four decades. Flaring up in 1984, the unlikely spat involved a one-square-kilometre island in the middle of an icy Arctic channel marking the border between Greenland (now a self-ruling part of Denmark) and the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Both sides assumed the rock was theirs. What might have been considered a casus belli<\/i> by lesser countries became, for the northern duo, an exercise in diplomatic civility. Canadian officials visiting the island marked their territory by leaving whisky and flags; Danes asserted sovereignty by snaffling the booze and leaving their own schnapps for Canadians to enjoy. In lieu of shots fired, polite letters were occasionally exchanged. When the quarrel grew tiresome a working group spent years agreeing to split the island down the middle, ending all hostilities in 2022. https:\/\/www.economist.com\/europe\/2025\/01\/02\/why-canada-should-join-the-eu<\/a><\/p>\n

While the USA, Canada, and Denmark all have expressed interest in Greenland, those there have aligned themselves with Denmark and the EU.<\/p>\n

Greenland is not a reason most Canadians would cite as a reason to join the EU.<\/p>\n

The threat of tariffs against Canada and against the EU by Donald Trump, however, is a reason that both sides might talk more about cooperation.<\/p>\n

That said, the idea of Canada potentially joining the European Union is not new.<\/p>\n

Notice something I posted here back in 2009:<\/p>\n

Canada, Aiming to Curb U.S. Reliance, Starts EU Talks<\/strong> <\/span><\/div>\n
Bloomberg <\/strong>\u2013 May 6, 2009<\/span><\/div>\n
by Theophilos Argitis<\/div>\n

Canada, the world\u2019s eighth-largest economy, kicked off trade talks with the European Union as it seeks to reduce dependence on a slowing U.S. economy. Prime Minister Stephen Harper met European Commission President Jose Barroso today in Prague to discuss an accord. Canada\u2019s exports will drop 22 percent this year because of the weak global economy, the country\u2019s export development agency predicted last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an historic step for Canada,\u201d Harper told reporters in Prague. \u201cIt is a glimmer of light in the darkness of this global recession.\u201d<\/p>\n

A trade agreement with the European Union would be the country\u2019s largest since the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada is suffering its deepest slump since the 1930s amid plunging demand for its goods in the U.S., which buys about 80 percent of its exports.<\/p>\n

Canada, home to aircraft producer Bombardier Inc. and among the world\u2019s 10 largest auto producing nations, will record a 7.3 percent drop in first-quarter output, the country\u2019s central bank estimates.<\/p>\n

Canadian officials, including Trade Minister Stockwell Day, also have complained about what they say is growing protectionism in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Protectionist Risk<\/p>\n

A U.S. decision to let states exclude Canadian companies from projects paid for by the $787 billion stimulus package risks igniting a protectionist backlash, Day told reporters last month in Washington. The U.S. also recently imposed $54.8 million in duties on softwood lumber from four Canadian provinces.<\/p>\n

Canada and the EU, too, will need to overcome trade disputes as they start negotiations. The European Union yesterday approved a ban on imports of seal products, prompting Canada to threaten action with the WTO.<\/p>\n

The EU is targeting products derived from seals that are killed and skinned in ways that cause pain and suffering.<\/p>\n

Day told reporters yesterday in Prague the dispute won\u2019t affect the trade talks with the EU.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to pursue a broader trade agreement with the EU but there will always be individual disputes as there will be with this case with the seals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A trade agreement could boost Canadian exports by C$12 billion ($10.2 billion) annually, Day said.<\/p>\n

Beyond Tariffs<\/p>\n

The scope of negotiations will reach beyond tariffs, making it a broader agreement than Nafta. Canada and the EU are seeking an \u201cambitious\u201d agreement including government procurement and regulatory co-operation, according to a statement released by Harper\u2019s office today. Canada and the EU traded C$90.4 billion worth of goods in 2008.<\/p>\n

An agreement may open up European markets to Canadian aerospace and engineering companies such as Bombardier and SNC Lavalin Group Inc., while providing Europeans access to Canada\u2019s energy resources, said Simon Potter, a trade lawyer at McCarthy Tetrault in Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the very first trade deal we\u2019re going to sign with a huge economy after Nafta,\u201d Potter said in a telephone interview. \u201cI expect energy is going to be a major part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada sits on the largest pool of oil reserves outside of the Middle East, and is a major exporter of natural gas.<\/p>\n

\u201cEurope strategically is looking to work its way out from the yoke of Gazprom and seeking other suppliers,\u201d Dale Botting, an economic development official from Saskatchewan, said in a telephone interview. Canada \u201ccan try to fill the gap.\u201d http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601082&sid=aA7320P3ohA0&refer=canada<\/a><\/p>\n

Back in 2009, I also posted<\/p>\n

Interestingly, to me it least, was something I saw on Canadian television several years ago that indicated that in the future, Quebec would become an ally of the EU and help lead to the destruction of Canada (and possibly also the USA, if I remember that part well enough).<\/p>\n

As\u00a0 I have long believed and reported, the USA and Canada will make various deals with the Europeans, but ultimately, the USA, Canada, and their Anglo-allies, will decide to cooperate more with each other than with the Europeans (Quebec, though, could be in a different category).<\/p>\n

However, Anglo-unity is likely to be one of the factors that will lead to the destruction of the Anglo-descended peoples by the coming European Beast power.<\/p>\n

Let me add that since the UK had Brexit, that would be another reason that Canada would not want to voluntarily join the EU.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, in addition to talking to the EU, some think that Canada should be part of the EU, though there would be issues:<\/p>\n

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What if\u2026 Canada wanted to join the European Union?<\/h2>\n

March 14, 2025<\/p>\n

According to a widely reported opinion poll<\/a>, 44 per cent of Canadians would support Canada becoming a member of the European Union. This is highly unlikely to ever happen, of course, …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Professor Steve Peers has pointed out<\/a>, the preamble to the treaty makes other references to the \u201cthe continent of Europe\u201d, \u201cEuropean integration\u201d, the \u201cinheritance of Europe\u201d, and the \u201cpeoples of Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n

It thereby seems plain that membership of the European Union is limited to European states. But this proposition opens questions as well as closing them.<\/p>\n

And so the questions become: What is Europe? And what is a European state?<\/p>\n

To take the second question first, a European state does not mean one limited to the continent of Europe. Before 1985, Greenland was\u2014via Denmark\u2014part of the European Union\u2019s predecessor the European Economic Community (EEC) despite being on the North American continental shelf. And the United Kingdom, which left the EU in 2020, includes as a matter of law<\/a> (if not any sensible reality) Rockall, an island which is in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the European Union expressly recognises nine \u201coutermost regions<\/a>\u201d\u2014some as far away as the Indian Ocean\u2014as part of the European Union. And in addition to this there are 13 overseas territories<\/a> with a special relationship with the EU, including Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, which is just off the coast of, well, Canada.\u00a0 …<\/p>\n

If Canada really wanted to join, and the member states and the European institutions wanted Canada to join, then a way would be found. The definition of \u201cEuropean state\u201d could be fudged. …<\/p>\n

And geography would still matter, and Canada\u2019s greatest trading relationship will still be with its (currently) turbulent and tantrum-throwing southern neighbour. Membership of a trading bloc which is otherwise based across the Atlantic may become a hindrance.<\/p>\n

Membership of the European Union may be a nice way of not thinking about the current problems for Canadians, but it would bring immense practical difficulties for the Canadian polity and economy. It may well be legally possible, with a few treaty changes, if necessary, but that is all.<\/p>\n

What could, however, evolve is an entity that joins together the European Union with Canada and other non-members such as the UK, Norway and Iceland\u2014and perhaps even Greenland\u2014and that this entity could be placed on a formal footing. This would be outwith the EU treaties but would complement the EU bloc. And it would not then matter if the \u201cEurope\u201d label applied or not. https:\/\/www.prospectmagazine.co.uk\/ideas\/law\/the-weekly-constitutional\/69530\/what-if-canada-wanted-to-join-the-european-union<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n