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Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'

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delichon · 1789653589 · focus · HN ↗
Reaction from the Canadian opposition leader:
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  The Prime Minister can’t seem to get his story straight about the “associate membership,” “unique alliance,” or whatever else he is negotiating with the EU.

  Conservatives are clear: we support the decades-old free trade &amp; NATO defence alliance with Europe.

  But no EU taxes, no EU laws, and no EU open-border immigration policies should be imposed on Canadians.

  Canada must be independent and sovereign. Period.
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1. MrGilbert · 1789653822 · focus · HN ↗
  > EU open-border immigration policies should be imposed on Canadians
  Not sure what's meant by that... People won't start swimming over the atlantic ocean. And flights to Canada aren't really cheap, by any means.
  1. AlexandrB · 1789654379 · focus · HN ↗
    Canada's net immigration (mostly from east Asia) was crazy high for a few years after COVID. Clearly enough people can afford the airfare.
    jpalawaga · 1789655558 · focus · HN ↗
    Canada doesn't have "open borders" or "free mobility" with "east asia" in the way that people are boogeymanning.
    The closest approximation is the united states under NAFTA.
    There is lots of poverty in America, but the border doesn't appear to have an issue. I fail to see how this would be much different (except more difficult due to an ocean and better security/screening checks on airport arrivals).

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