Canadians warm to EU ‘associate membership’ proposal

Some Canadians are already embracing their newfound European identities after the European Union floated the potential for “associate member” status amid the trade war with the United States.“Telling my boss I don’t need to show up for work today cuz I’m [European],” an X user joked as talk of closer ties between Canada and the EU spawned a flood of memes about everything from cigarettes for breakfast to generous European vacation time.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump says Canada becoming EU ‘associate member’ could be ‘hostile act’list 2 of 4UK’s Burnham, Canada’s Carney discuss AI risks, defence cooperationlist 3 of 4Canada’s Carney welcomes EU’s associated membership proposallist 4 of 4Can ‘middle powers’ come together to build a new economic alliance?end of list“If Canada joins the EU I’m taking [seven] weeks off work next summer,” wrote another user.Canada is not joining the EU, but the prospect of a new kind of relationship with Europe had been kicking around for days.It comes after Canada and the US’s trade war broke out as negotiations failed to head off US President Donald Trump’s threatened 50 percent tariffs on nearly $20bn worth of Canadian products, ...