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Originally Posted by JesseD
Sounds like a trade deal and not a joining of the EU
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No no, they actually want to dig a trench across the 49th parallel until Canada snaps off and we can paddle it over to Europe and actually JOIN with them. :D
Serious.
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The push to remove trade and investment barriers with the EU countries comes as Canada is making an effort to lessen its dependence on the United States, its largest trading partner.
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Sounds like a good plan to me. Especially since later in the article they say:
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The pitch he is making to Europeans is to do a deal with Canada that can serve as a model for something far more ambitious with the United States.
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Oh no0ooo... not forward thinking in Canada! Who do these canucks think they are??
Seriously we already have some pretty big trade deals in place with many EU countries, no reason not to make it a "NAFTA-like" agreement and turn up the volume.