{"id":314410,"date":"2026-04-06T19:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314410"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:53:51","slug":"are-canadians-open-to-joining-the-eu-heres-what-a-poll-found-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/are-canadians-open-to-joining-the-eu-heres-what-a-poll-found-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Canadians open to joining the EU? Here\u2019s what a poll found &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Craig Lord<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 6, 2026 9:06 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min read<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"l-article__details\" data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-decrease\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=03zxzk4qx#font-increase\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"l-article__text js-story-text\" aria-label=\"Article text\">\n<p>Latest polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada must explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.<\/p>\n<p>A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An extra 58 per cent indicated it was a proposal value exploring further, while the rest felt it was a foul idea.<\/p>\n<p>Spark\u2019s chief strategy officer Bruce Anderson says the survey suggests Canadians are increasingly open to finding ways to buck Canada\u2019s reliance on america after greater than a yr of tariffs under U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s second administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Politics<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>France\u2019s foreign minister last month openly floated the thought of Canada joining the EU, while Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he\u2019s seeking to deepen trade and security ties with the continent but not as a proper member of the bloc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Spark poll can&#8217;t be assigned a margin of error since it was conducted online.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"l-article__copyright\">\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted April 6, 2026 9:06 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Latest polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada must explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations. 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