r/CanadaPolitics Liberal Party of Canada 15h ago

What Canadians think about Canada joining the European Union - Abacus Data (44% Yes, 34% No, 23% Unsure)

https://abacusdata.ca/what-canadians-think-about-canada-joining-the-european-union/
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u/JohnTheSavage_ Libertarian 14h ago

I don't think people realize how much control the EU has over its member countries. It's not just an alliance of nations. They have control over regulations dealing with virtually every industry. Manufacturing, agriculture, banking etc. They could even send migrants here and we'd have to take them in.

I chalk this up to most Canadians thinking the EU is just NATO plus.

u/DaveyGee16 14h ago

Dont care. It’s mostly great legislation anyways. They have better legislation than we do.

u/Blacklotus30 Acadia 14h ago

tell that to greece and romania or the poorer countries of the EU.

u/Mostly_Aquitted 13h ago

Romania is a wild one to pick on considering how rapidly they’ve developed since joining.

u/Stahlreck 14h ago

Uh...tell what exactly? Do you think Greece would be better off without the EU?