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Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'

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  1. solox3 · · focus · HN ↗
    > US President Donald Trump earlier called the idea "laughable" and threatened "very serious tariffs" on Europe if he considered it a "hostile act".

    So if Canada tries to make friends with anyone other than the US, it's a hostile act?

    Makes it all the more obvious that USA is Canada's abusive partner, that they should have broken up with a long time ago.

    1. Roscius · · focus · HN ↗
      Carney has extremely strong support amongst the general public in Canada which hasn't been the case for the Canadian PM over the past 20+ years.

      158 Canadian soldiers died defending the United States at the US's request after 9/11. Canadian fighter jets helped to patrol the skies in the US at the US's request after 9/11.

      The insults coming from the US Secretary of Defence and President are not unnoticed. They are logged and remembered.

      1. bambax · · focus · HN ↗
        > 158 Canadian soldiers died defending the United States at the US's request after 9/11. Canadian fighter jets helped to patrol the skies in the US at the US's request after 9/11.

        Bad idea. Canada (as well as all other nations) should let the US fight and lose its wars by itself.

        1. __s · · focus · HN ↗
          This was under Jean Chrétien who recently gave a speech: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cpac.ca&#x2F;headline-politics&#x2F;episode&#x2F;jean-chretien-speaks-at-911-commemoration-in-gander-nl?id=c3920955-ad2a-45c5-82d0-316baaf7e105" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cpac.ca&#x2F;headline-politics&#x2F;episode&#x2F;jean-chretien-...

          He supported US in Afghanistan, but refused to support war in Iraq since he didn&#x27;t consider there to be sufficient evidence of WMD

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