Sunshine20h ago

Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

A further 58 per cent indicated it was a proposal worth exploring further

Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.

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Show threadbalsoft
Canada is not geographically eligible to join the EU by definition
Apr 6 at 9:01pmWeb
Show threadmerc9h ago

Also, being in the EU means meeting a lot of product, drug, food, etc. safety standards.

Just to pick one, to meet electricity standards, Canadian outlets would have to accept Type C Europlug devices and supply them with 230V at 50 Hz. That would mean redoing the entire Canadian electrical grid in a way that would make it incompatible with the American one. I don’t think that’s realistic.

More realistic is some variation of the deal that the EU has with Switzerland. Not in the EU but lots of bilateral deals that mostly make the border disappear for travellers.

Show threadScrollone8h ago
Ireland is in the EU (and the UK was too) and their sockets don’t accept Type C either.
Show threadMrMakabar7h ago
Ontario is already talking about cutting off the US grid. Obviously changing voltage, frequency and maybe plugs(although the EU does not have a standard for that) would be a big change.
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