Daily Mail: Brussels hit with furious backlash after top Eurocrat Ursula von der Leyen unveils unprecedented plan for Canada to become ‘associate memb

[DisobeyTyranny]

How it started: European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’

Financial Times: The Canadian prime minister’s charm offensive has failed to sway governments wary of giving Ottawa preferential trade access, according to five EU diplomats involved in the talks.

Daily Mail: Brussels hit with furious backlash after top Eurocrat Ursula von der Leyen unveils unprecedented plan for Canada to become ‘associate member’ of the bloc without asking EU capitals first,

A pretty fair round up at Northern Perspective (25 min): Carney Given EU Membership After Repeatedly Telling Canadians He Never Wanted it

Update: Juno has a response from Poilievre.

 

[CaptainTrouble]

The EU won't want Canada to gain any benefit from the EU unless Canada puts itself through the exact same regulations as other EU members. Why would Europe give their own companies a disadvantage in trade by allowing Canada to regulate less stringent but then give Canada free trade on its products/services thereby giving EU companies a disadvantage? Why would EU members allow Canada to benefit from the EU without paying for the EU? Canadian businesses won't allow the EU regulations because the regulations will hurt their profits significantly more than any gain from trade. IMO, the whole EU thing is just a negotiation strategy with the Americans and not serious. It would be a huge mistake for Canada to let the EU regulate us. I got the impression that Ursula just said what she said to try to help Carney's "trade war" with the USA but the whole thing isn't serious.