@silkester

uh… Can you cite where Macron made an offer? I cannot find it.

@Amgine

If I could I would, but it was a long time ago in the German media, and it is now burried in reports where Macron clarifies that the control button would never be handed to anybody but the French president.

And as I stated repeatedly, I filed it as trolling Putin not a serous offer ever. Which does not refer to the EU nuklear umbrella but solely to the who can launch a French nuke.

We are in the propaganda phase and many leaks and statements float around before ratifying anything.

@silkester

Found, working the question differently:

First, the denial in response to Macron was in June 2025: #CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-eu-partnership-deepening-ties-1.7570680

But the invitation to closer involvement (not necessarily membership) has been recently renewed, from at least Finnish and French officials: #Politico: https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-could-join-eu-says-french-foreign-minister-jean-noel-barrot/

#Canada #EU #France #Barrot #Finnland #Stubb #Invitation #Carney

@Amgine

Yup. The joke trolling Trump, has a life of its own now. But Macron asking Carney is a form of testing the water. Letting it become public is testing the idea with the public, if this would ever become serious.

Canada is unlikely to be ever be interested in joining the Eu. On the other hand, it is unique that Canada is moving this close to the EU with its policies across the board.