Canada Courts EU Institutional Ties

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Justin Wolfers

@justinwolfers.bsky.social

@svaneksmith.bsky.social and I have been doing chart-offs recently. For my challenger this week, I looked at thousands of comments from Canadians on a recent video. The biggest takeaway is that the fight isn't about the trade war. It's about our decaying relationship. https://youtu.be/hDhY8-Cc1jE

September 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM

by Antje Wiener

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Antje Wiener

@antjewiener.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Carney reprised the Davos theme in Strasbourg, saying: “Canada and Europe are each strong. Europe and Canada are stronger together … The objective is not self-sufficiency, it’s collective resilience.”

Canada’s Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal

After Trump describes the tie-up as ‘laughable’, PM says majority of Canadians support closer ties with bloc

www.theguardian.com

September 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM

by Steve Peers

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Steve Peers

@stevepeers.bsky.social

Canada is about to join Eurovision already!

September 19, 2026 at 9:08 AM

by Daniel W. Drezner

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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

"The action literally punctures the Trump narrative that we’re in the golden age. If we’re in the golden age, people wouldn’t be turning to Europe. People wouldn’t be turning to Canada." www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Canada might not join the EU. Why Trump slapped down the idea anyway.

President Donald Trump called a proposal for Canada to join the EU as an associate member a “hostile act.”

www.politico.com

September 18, 2026 at 7:48 PM

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ECFR

@ecfr.eu

Making Canada a full member of the EU’s defence technological and industrial base would bind it into Europe’s security architecture and give EU members access to Canadian expertise and capacity for joint development, writes Anand Sundar

Read full policy alert: https://bit.ly/4y2aZN5

Associate membership could transform EU-Canada ties. First, Brussels has to define it – European Council on Foreign Relations

Canada’s enthusiasm for closer EU ties is real, and so is the EU’s need for allies beyond America. But as long as the EU’s offer of “associate membership” to Ca

bit.ly

September 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM

by David Phinnemore

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Scholar power: 77.8%

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🎓 David Phinnemore	58%	20	77.8%

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David Phinnemore

@dphinnemore.bsky.social

“Creating a category of associate membership might seem like a solution in search of a problem” - @profkaarmstrong.bsky.social
theconversation.com/what-might-c...

What might Canada’s EU ‘associate membership’ look like, and is it even a possibility?

Making Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’ may be a solution in search of a problem.

theconversation.com

September 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM

by Samantha Brennan

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🎓 Samantha Brennan	35%	12	36.4%

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Samantha Brennan

@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

We may look back at this as the week Canada began to take its fate into its own hands

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9a87e78...

We may look back on this as the week Canada began to take its fate into its own hands

Mark Carney’s pivot to Europe comes as the old world order is cracking, and a new one is forming

www.theglobeandmail.com

September 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM

by Kenneth A. Armstrong

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Kenneth Armstrong

@profkaarmstrong.bsky.social

NEW!
What would “associate” EU membership for Canada look like and why it might not happen.

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Making Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’ may be a solution in search of a problem.

What might Canada’s EU ‘associate membership’ look like, and is it even a possibility?

Making Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’ may be a solution in search of a problem.

theconversation.com

September 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM

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UK in a Changing Europe

@ukandeu.bsky.social

"None of this means UK associate membership is now there for the taking. While the UK might resemble Canada legally, it does not do so politically."

✍️ Joël Reland reflects on the lessons that Canada’s prospective EU association holds for the UK

🔗 https://ow.ly/l35b50ZP8Cy

Canada’s new EU association holds lessons for the UK - UK in a changing Europe

Joël Reland reflects on what it would mean in practice for Canada to become an associate member of the EU, as well as the lessons for the UK in thinking about its own future EU relationship.

ow.ly

September 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM

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Liberal Party • Parti libéral

@liberalca.bsky.social

Canadian workers. Canadian materials. Canadian technology.

That’s how we’ll build bigger, grow our economy, and create more opportunities across the country.

September 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop

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Mike Galsworthy

@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

💥 On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU!

Use this page below to send an email to your MP.

In the context of Canada-EU, 61% of the UK public for joining, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU...

...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign and share everywhere please. 👇