Could Canada Be the 28th EU Member? Von der Leyen Suddenly Pushes a "Semi-Membership"! Trump Furious

This episode mainly discusses the news that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada an "associate member" of the European Union. Host Stan analyzes the true intentions of Canadian Prime Minister Carney behind this move and its potential multifaceted impacts on geopolitics, the economy, agriculture, environmental protection, and social issues. He points out that this move has not only drawn vigilance and opposition from US President Trump, but has also sparked fierce controversy within the EU regarding democratic procedures, farmers' interests, supply chain security, and extreme-left social policies.

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Hard-hitting news makes for the best news, I'm your host Stan. Welcome everyone. Recently, the EU has started discussing a very crazy piece of news. After Brexit, EU member states went from 28 down to 27, but it is very likely that a 28th member state will soon be added. This member state is not actually in Europe, it is far away in the Americas—Canada. Let's discuss this matter.

Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Carney went to the EU for a meeting, and Ursula von der Leyen gave him a very warm welcome, even telling him that he could become an Associate Member of the EU. But what does this associate member status actually mean? Let's explore that today.

When Carney arrived in Brussels, some German lawmakers actually started chanting "USA, USA". This was quite funny, because when people joke about Canada, they usually describe it as the 51st state of the US. Recently, this leftist government in Canada has been extremely anti-American, possibly even more anti-American than Trudeau. Carney has actually started a trade war against the US. Since many right-wing politicians in Europe are very obedient to the US and very obedient to Trump, seeing someone from Canada made them start chanting "USA, USA". This was quite funny and showed everyone that there are many different voices within the EU.

If you ask how Stan views Brexit, I would tell everyone that it is a very foolish thing, and even recently there was news in the UK that Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland signed a memorandum. The politicians there signed a memorandum saying they want to leave the United Kingdom and possibly join the European Union, because especially the Brexit issue is very unfair to the Scottish people. In 2014 the Scots held a referendum on independence and decided to stay in the United Kingdom mainly because they would not have to reapply to join the EU. But two years later the UK decided to leave the EU, and Brexit caused various economic problems for them. Moreover, the original aim was to solve the immigration issue, but after Brexit the immigration problem became even more serious because there is no way to coordinate with European countries on the influx of illegal migrants.

But if you ask me whether Canada joining the EU is a good thing, I think a big question mark is needed. First, geographically Canada is very far from the European continent, and moreover, Keni only wants to use the EU as a lever against the United States. He wants to use Europe, and economically speaking, merging Canada with the EU is unrealistic, because so far the EU, all 27 member states, is Canada’s second‑largest trading partner, but that second‑largest partner accounts for only about 8% of total trade. The United States accounts for 70% of Canada’s exports to the US, and for imports the US also accounts for about 60%. So Canada is highly dependent on the United States economically, and while it depends on the US it follows a very obvious anti‑US line.

Therefore, when Trump heard about this, he said it depends on whether their intentions are good or bad, or whether they deliberately want to hurt the United States. If the intention is bad, then the EU should increase tariffs; if the intention is good, then we can discuss further. It is really laughable—Canada is a terrible trading partner, if that is true, and if this is a hostile act I would raise tariffs, even stop many trades with the EU on goods. If the intention is good, there is no problem, but if it is bad we will raise tariffs.

Because Canada wants to deal with the United States, von der Leyen is also cooperating, so we give it a candidate membership. We want to raise the relationship with Canada to the highest possible level. Dear Mark, I say we must urgently rethink our cooperation, so I want to work with you to make Canada a top candidate member of Europe. Regarding this, I think Ukrainians and even Turks, who have been waiting to join the EU for a long time, would be very unhappy to hear that, because Canada has never negotiated with the EU about joining, and there may be costs to Canada joining the single market. The single market would grant residence rights to all EU citizens in Canada and allow them to join the Canadian labor market. Currently Canada’s economy is quite poor, public safety is bad, and drug use is increasing. Joining the EU could be a loss for many EU countries.

Also, if we consider Canada as a candidate member, could it face problems similar to Norway’s, where Norway must accept EU regulations but has no voting rights? If Canada joins the EU, it would be terrible for Canada as well, because Canada’s climate is very cold, and its economy relies heavily on oil, natural gas, and forest resources. The EU’s regulations on deforestation, restrictions on oil and gas, green policies, etc., would be very harmful to Canada, potentially making its economy worse than it is now.

Again, how does Canada handle this selectively? Its regulations? They are not as absurd as the EU’s, nor as ridiculous, and if it were to join the EU, you’d have to consider the border with the United States, which would lead to heavy scrutiny and the need to adopt various EU standards. You would no longer be able to interact with the US as amicably; you might even lose the US market. So this attitude strikes me as extremely ungrateful. Currently, Canada’s economic growth owes thanks to the United States, and its security also depends on the United States—just like EU countries, it relies on the US for security and economic growth, yet constantly looks for opportunities to backstab the US.

Moreover, think about how authoritarian these left‑wing politicians are. Look at Keanu so far; he’s been negotiating with the EU on his own. Keanu and von der Leyen are two dictators. Keanu at least became Canada’s prime minister through an election result, while von der Leyen received no votes at all. Both are negotiating without anyone asking Canadians whether they want to join. Canada is now closely engaging with the EU without directly approaching China; in fact, it is carving out a pro‑China path for itself because many EU members are pro‑China or even “tongue‑licking” China. Those left‑wing Canadian politicians think that by being closer to EU nations they can indirectly rely more on China without being condemned or checked by the United States. So bypassing the US and using the EU to “lick” China is the most elaborate pro‑China strategy.

For EU countries, letting Canada join brings no benefit. First, the EU committee is daydreaming and inventing standards, suddenly claiming there is a “candidate member” status—something the EU has never had since its founding, invented just for Canada, without consulting other member states. No one asked Poland, Germany, or France whether they want Canada to join; von der Leyen just assumes she is the EU queen. Article 49 of the EU clearly limits membership: the European Union is not an American or Australian union, so if you let Canada in today, does that mean Australia, New Zealand, or the United States could join tomorrow? This would be unfair to countries already waiting in line, such as Moldova, Ukraine, and even Turkey.

Another issue is that European farmers are already struggling. When Ukraine wants to sell its grain to Europe, there are many restrictions because the EU protects its own farmers. Canada is also an agricultural powerhouse; its meat, grain, and other products would hurt German, Polish, French, and Spanish farmers, leading to protests. Yet again, no one asked those farmers whether they want Canada to join.

If Canada joins the EU, it could become a pro‑China conduit, right? But the Chinese Communist Party would also use Canada as a backdoor into the EU. For example, Canada’s regulations on electric scooters are very lax, allowing many Chinese scooters in. If the CCP wants to route Chinese-made, low‑quality, potentially explosive scooters through Canada to the EU, that would be a huge problem.

Furthermore, Canada’s relationship with the United States is currently very poor, which would make the US extremely unhappy if Canada joined the EU. Many pro‑US EU countries, such as Poland, would not want their ties with the US to deteriorate because of a “pig teammate” like Canada. I absolutely oppose this. Consequently, many European conservatives would also oppose Canada’s accession.

Finally, this is also a very critical issue for every conservative. Canada has already reached a point on social issues where it completely erases life. They have a policy called Medical Assistance in Dying, which is an assisted suicide policy. They even use coercion, forcing some sick people to end their own lives, to accept their death. Any conservative would oppose this, and this is one of the reasons I oppose Canada joining the European Union.

Many Catholic countries have a very conservative social atmosphere. I do not want Canada to import extreme left policies into the EU. We already have Germany and the Netherlands, two countries that have already gone too far. I think we should not continue down that path. What do you think about Canada joining the EU? Please leave a comment below. Thank you very much for watching, and if you like this type of video, please like, subscribe, and comment. Also check out the Patreon link below.

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