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"Joachim Streit has never stepped foot in Canada. But that hasn’t stopped the
German politician from launching a tenacious, one-man campaign that he readily
describes as “aspirational”: to have the North American country join the EU.
“We have to strengthen the European Union,” said Streit, who last year was
elected as a member of the European parliament. “And I think Canada – as its
prime minister says – is the most European country outside of Europe.”
Streit had long imagined Canada as a sort of paradise, home to dense forests
that course with wide, rushing rivers. But after Donald Trump returned to
power, launching much of the world into a trade war and turning his back on
America’s traditional allies, Streit began to cast the northern country in a
new light.
What he saw was a relatively unexplored relationship, one that could prove
mutually beneficial as the world grapples with rapidly reshaping global
dynamics. “Canadians have seen their trust in the US undermined, just as we
have in Europe, following President Trump’s actions,” he said. “We need to
strengthen the ties that bind us to our friends.”
While he admitted that the possibility of Canada as a full member of the EU
“may be aspirational for now”, he wondered if it was an idea whose time had
come."
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