{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6516db58c8d4ce0011023666/6abfb37252f9e4485f02c2b8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Canada’s EU “Membership” Plan — What Are We Actually Joining?","description":"<p>Harrison Faulkner, contributor to Juno News and founder of Ensign Media, joins Stephen LeDrew to discuss Canada’s rapidly deepening relationship with the European Union — and what an unprecedented proposal for Canada to become an EU “associate member” might actually mean.</p><p><br></p><p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has floated Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member, although no such formal status currently exists. Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed a deeper relationship while describing Canada’s goal as a new and “unique alliance,” rather than full EU membership.</p><p><br></p><p>Faulkner questions what Canada would gain beyond existing trade arrangements and whether the proposal is partly about demonstrating greater independence from the United States during the ongoing dispute with President Donald Trump.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation also turns to CETA, energy and critical minerals, the possibility of a Norway-style relationship with Europe, and whether a major change in Canada’s international relationships deserves a full debate in Parliament.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics Covered:</p><ul><li>Canada’s proposed EU “associate membership”</li><li>What “associate member” actually means</li><li>Carney’s push for a deeper European alliance</li><li>Whether Trump is driving Canada toward Europe</li><li>Canada’s existing CETA trade relationship</li><li>Energy and critical-mineral exports</li><li>A possible Norway-style arrangement</li><li>EU bureaucracy and regulatory obligations</li><li>Parliament’s role in major foreign-policy decisions</li><li>Why Faulkner wants more public debate</li></ul>","author_name":"Stephen LeDrew"}