Half-joking comments about Canada joining the bloc have become common as Ottawa adapts to its fraying relationship with the United States.
France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has floated the idea that Canada could one day join the European Union, using the transatlantic ally as a striking example of the bloc’s global appeal.
Speaking at the Europe 2026 conference in Berlin alongside his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, Barrot argued that the EU is increasingly attracting partners far beyond its borders as geopolitical tensions soar.
Barrot’s Canada remark was not presented as a concrete policy proposal, but rather as part of a broader argument that the EU is emerging as a “third superpower” capable of balancing the rivalry between the United States and China.
Joining the EU might be suboptimal (and unrealistic), but some kind of trade agreement would be awesome.
new europe map drop
ftfy
bro erased england but kept russia and belarus 💀
I… didn’t really pay attention to that part to be honest.
Would love the freedom of movement but we’d need to keep the loonie.
Canada does have a land border with Denmark with Hans Island, so it is joined to Europe.
Uh…messy divorce, then Canada in 15 years: fuck you Brussels, you’re not my real dad!
Yes they’ve been trying. I believe Denmark was the hold out. Which is weird stance considering Greenland’s situation. And the trade route like right there. Honestly don’t really understand why all of EU aren’t jumping on this as hard as the US is.
This would be one of the greatest decisions Canada and the EU make.
Here’s hoping they go through with it and really give the US a run for their money!
Otherwise known as please Canada bring your production capacity to Europe since we’re both getting divorced from the US
Increasing trade between the EU and Canada just makes perfect sense, with or without full membership. They bring the raw resources, we bring the equipment to extract those raw resources. It’s a pretty sweet deal for both parties.
It absolutely is, If I was Ursula I’d have a second home in Ottawa.
I’m not Ursula buy I’d like a second home in British Columbia.
I’m just looking to afford a first home.
Decathlon has some nice tents
I’m with you on that
It would be increadibly funny to make the US/CA border full of EU flags.
Trump would go even more insane.
Let’s all wear berets and carry baguettes and laugh like this: “hwar, hwar, hwar”.
Hon-hon-hon!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-eu-partnership-deepening-ties-1.7570680
Carney already said no pretty clearly, so I’m not sure why this guy “floats the idea” again.
Carney is just the current PM. Let’s see what the public thinks and if any party will put this in their program.
Canada has become a two party system, so the choice is PM Carney or Governor Poilievre.
You don’t go in (or out) of the Union in a whim. It takes years. So Carney won’t be the PM if this happens.
