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Europe to the world: ‘Canada is with us’ as it joins defence alliance in historic first

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[-] Horsey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Bullshit. Canada is further left than the majority of EU members. Canada is as left as pre-AFD Germany.

[-] Lumisal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago
[-] Horsey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Left wing causes like legal weed, reducing tax breaks for foreign real estate investment, QC/BC as a voting block, the country as a whole also tends towards Western European ideals of stability and living conditions. Canada’s public transit is usable despite having the absolute most challenging winters of any EU country, with places like Winnipeg being as harsh as Siberia. Canada will never be as left wing as Malta, Portugal, or Barcelona, but there’s no need to make that the expectation for EU membership.

[-] Lumisal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

That's not further left than most EU countries. Lefter then the problematic members (maybe Greece?) but it's about on par with Poland, except the Carney government wants to take it further right still.

Literally one example: https://lemmy.ca/post/65189648

So that's what I meant maybe not under your current government, especially but while VDL is in the EU commission. It'll just empower the right wing in both area further at the moment.

Trade agreements and defense treaties would be best in the meantime, though hopefully voters in Canada realize those are despite Carney and his party, and not because of him directly.

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