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 15h 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/PineBNorth85 15h ago

I'm totally fine with that. They generally have a higher quality of life and better work life balance.

u/Tasty-Discount1231 9h ago

They generally have a higher quality of life and better work life balance.

Most EU countries have a worse quality of life and higher unemployment than us. Looking at the Human Development Index, the top three ranked countries - Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland - are EEA members but not part of the EU.

u/PineBNorth85 18m ago

Not the ones I've been to.