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EU Floats Canada Becoming the Bloc's First 'Associate Member'

83 points · 170 comments · helsinkiandrew

  1. ocd · · focus · HN ↗
    As stated by Carney, this is not exactly true, but something like this has been expected. From a legal and sovereignty standpoint, EU membership of any kind does not make sense. A novel bloc of nations centered around military and economic cooperation that includes the EU and Canada however, does.
    1. gizajob · · focus · HN ↗
      It certainly does not make sense seeing as Canada is not in Europe.
      1. vrganj · · focus · HN ↗
        One could argue that it is European by founding and history though.

        Founded by Europeans, still mostly populated by people of European ancestry, with laws written by Europeans and based on European ideas.

        European isn't just a geographic descriptor :-)

        1. ocd · · focus · HN ↗
          I suppose. America is a much more mixed bag, while Canada at its core is still British, Scottish, and French. Enough cities have a certain sterile and organized appearance more common in Europe than the US. Not sure how else I'd describe it, but maybe Canada is a bit more "monolithic"?
          1. Lio · · focus · HN ↗
            > British, Scottish,

            You do realise that British implies Scottish don't you? On which island do you think Scotland is located?

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