‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

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

83 points · 170 comments · helsinkiandrew

  1. bawolff · · focus · HN ↗
    Canadian government seems to be denying this.
    1. cromka · · focus · HN ↗
      Carney himself used these exact words couple days ago. This is coordinated.
      1. bawolff · · focus · HN ↗
        Do you have a citation for that? What was the exact quote?
        1. Mashimo · · focus · HN ↗
          What I found:

          >>> "We're not looking to become a member of the European Union," Carney said Sunday evening on the red carpet of the Toronto International Film Festival. He attended the festival shortly after giving a speech to kick off the two-day Canada Investment Summit, which begins Monday.

          >>> "What we are looking — and will begin discussions for — [is] a unique alliance with the European Union. We share the same values, we have the same priorities and we have very complementary strengths."

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cbc.ca&#x2F;news&#x2F;politics&#x2F;canada-european-union-eu-membership-poilievre-trump-tariffs-usa-9.7342604" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cbc.ca&#x2F;news&#x2F;politics&#x2F;canada-european-union-eu-me...

          1. bawolff · · focus · HN ↗
            Which is kind of my point. A unique alliance is not the same as becoming an associate member.
            1. tencentshill · · focus · HN ↗
              What do you define &quot;associate member&quot; as? Your definition is as good as Carneys.
              1. bawolff · · focus · HN ↗
                If the people in charge call it that, then its that. If the people in charge aren&#x27;t using that terminology, then it isn&#x27;t that.
Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.