Trade with Europe, and take doctors and scientists from the USA. This is an opportunity for Canada.
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2025
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Buy some gripens from Sweden and Nukes from the UK.
Edit fixed mistake.
Gripen is the Swedish one, France's jet is the Rafale
But I mean either way it's a fast jet made in Europe
Canada joining the EU would be great, assuming we don’t end up with lil pp in the next election.
Can you imagine him bargaining with the EU? Ugh.
It’s way more likely that he’d roll out the welcome mat for the states instead
Maybe that's what the EU is waiting for? The EU loves Trudeau and he does well as a diplomat. I think it's one of his stronger points.
If Trudeau has no exit date, we'd probably be closer to getting invited in. But who knows if Canada is going to be stupid like the USA? If we end up with PP, then do we really deserve to be in the EU? Probably not at this time.
Trudeau's exit date is supposedly when the LPC elects a new leader. The election is supposedly going to be called once Parliament gets back.
Canada shares a common land border with Denmark.
They could be welcomed into the EU in a heartbeat.
They could be welcomed into the EU in a heartbeat.
Assuming they completely changed their food and product regulations and adapted everything from agricultural and animal husbandry to building codes to match the EU overnight.
Otherwise it's more of a decades long process.
Even CETA is still not ratified because Canadian ranchers and farmers still insist on using growth hormones and have trouble dealing with European GMO tracking and labelling.
Yet as a Canadian I will welcome agricultural rules harmonization with EU. Give a five year frame to reach 70 % and 10 years to reach above 95 %. Present the thing to Canadian as a matter of sovereignty while reminding our farmers that the current buy Canadian frenzy is a net positive for them if they see it under the “opportunity” light.
Invite Canada as an “observer” at the EU table for as long as these discussions are successful, it will mess with Trump gang.
Most of Canada's beef cattle come from Alberta so passing CETA should soon be a breeze -- just let Alberta know that their market will only be Canada (if they use growth hormone) or the world (if they don't).
If they're smart they'll choose right.
Alberta
Cattle
If they're smart
Hmmmmmmmmmm
Yeah, even-handed pragmatism is not really the vibe with cattle farmers here.
Good thing it's an Ottawa decision.
Those ranchers and farmers might change their tune pretty quick if their ability to sell product hinges on it.
Yeah, there's reason to think they'd accept Canada, and they definitely could, but it's not like an on-switch thing.
Gaining membership is basically the last step in a long series of reforms which we could be doing either way.
Yo bitch, did you move to ukraine yet?
You fucking colonist want us european to bleed for your war, dont ya? Fuck you.
Uncontested and ungaurded as well.
The liquor bottles and flags make good sentries.
We actually cleaned up after ourselves on Hans Island.
Bottles and flags were taken back to the ship. There was a flag pole and a box to put the bottle in
The CO got to add the bottle to his collection and the flag was turned over to command when we got home IIRC.
His collection? Bah. He should've shared it! ;)
Naval tradition gifts a lot of bottles between ships. The CO was the recipient, though if you had a decent one, they would share some of their stash during certain events. Mostly it was a diplomatic things with foreign dignitaries.
Y'all just want to compete in the Eurovision song contest...
Isn't Australia in Eurovision? Don't look like being European is a requirement.
I think they are, at least sometimes. I'm not really watching that, and I never understood why they're included. But I like them, Aussies are welcome, as are Canadians.
My god, yes, please. It's in the middle of the afternoon here too so you can still get to bed on time.
Canada should nationalize the railroads.
Nationalize all mines, and mining.
We should build a nation car, a basic 4-cycliner car with AWD capabilities, plug-in-hybrd, regenerative braking, easy to repair with parts always available. Make all the software code and hardware schematics free. Have it as one of our military vehicles for basic transport, make it so that all cab companies have to use it, all Uber drivers, delivery drivers, that's the only car municipalities get to buy for staff, only car Provinces get to buy for staff.
can we nationalize our internet service providers while we're at it
See, now there's an actual good idea. That shit's like the road system.
You have to pay the current shareholders for it all, though, unless you think Canada can go it totally alone and hated.
We should build a nation car, a basic 4-cycliner car with AWD capabilities, plug-in-hybrd, regenerative braking, easy to repair with parts always available
That last one is pretty difficult to square with the rest.
Have it as one of our military vehicles for basic transport, make it so that all cab companies have to use it, all Uber drivers, delivery drivers, that’s the only car municipalities get to buy for staff, only car Provinces get to buy for staff.
Is it wheelchair accessible too? If so, how much weight and cost does that add? One could keep going.
This is why economics by political proclamation either turns into 700-page documents or fails dramatically.
Problem with the vehicle is that certain government departments need something other than a sedan.
What problem(s) does this nationalization and the 'people's car' solve?
Nationalization would improve services. The people's car solves fuck all, and would be a maintenance nightmare.
How is it a maintenance nightmare?
Economic resilience, removes foreign control from our key resource companies, creates jobs in country to remove American jobs we'll be losing enmasse
As a Portuguese natural born citizen, I support this! Although some regulations would have to be changed, in order to have parity with the rest of the EU.
That would most likely be an improvement.
If Canada Wants a Plan B for Trade, Europe Could Be the Answer
Well, there's that little issue of Atlantic Ocean in between
Are you unaware of cargo ships and the east coast of Canada?
Sure, some of perishables would be an issue. How do you think we trade with anyone other than the states and Mexico?
Are you unaware of cargo ships and the east coast of Canada?
Yes I know of them. Logistics is the core issue - transport via ships costs money and time. This is why most trade happens between USA, Canada and Mexico in the first place
Yep. This is where that permanently lost 2% or whatever of GDP comes from in the projections. We can still do it if we have to, though.
It actually is little, as an issue.
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