I don't get how we aren't. We share a land border with Denmark and we're closer to France than the Netherlands are.

I'm a dual eu-canadian citizen and I don't want Canada to join because it would shrink the range of policy options available to Canada. Avi Lewis' whole political program is basically illegal within the EU rules on state aid. Even Trudeau's fiscal policies to increase the debt would have been afoul of the stability and growth pact. Basically currently to get democratic socialist policies in Canada we just have to beat the liberals and conservatives, a tall order on its own and a incredibly hard task. Within the EU, we go from incredibly hard to nearly impossible.

So, tighter integration, yes. More cooperation with the EU absolutely. But membership is a bridge too far.

Ehhhh, maybe when y'all get a bit more left wing than "Adjacent Left of the USA".

The last election Canada also almost elected it's own Trump, and Carney is still pretty right wing too - I'd say more than Italy's Meloni, who herself is pretty right wing.

We just got an improved Hungary back after all.

Plus dealing with the constant "chat control" clones in the EU parliament would only get harder with Canada joining.

I'd like Canada to join eventually, but hopefully next election you'll have better governments than Carney and Ford. And Alberta will be more stable. That too.

In the meantime, it gives us a chance to improve in the EU a bit more too and keep fighting off the wave of fascism and corporatism as well, hopefully.