Latest polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada must explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.
A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy’s polling arm in March found that one in 4 respondents thought it might be an excellent idea for Canada to formally join the economic and political bloc of European nations.
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An extra 58 per cent indicated it was a proposal value exploring further, while the rest felt it was a foul idea.
Spark’s chief strategy officer Bruce Anderson says the survey suggests Canadians are increasingly open to finding ways to buck Canada’s reliance on america after greater than a yr of tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration.
France’s foreign minister last month openly floated the thought of Canada joining the EU, while Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he’s seeking to deepen trade and security ties with the continent but not as a proper member of the bloc.
The Spark poll can’t be assigned a margin of error since it was conducted online.
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