You’d have to get the entire union to agree. Including Hungary. Canada would have to change a bunch of stuff around when it comes to movement, currency, etc. The US would likely fight the move by putting its own NATO membership on the table. Assuming there haven’t been any Article 5 violations, then the EU would consider that a very bad deal. The list goes on.

Now, Canada and the EU increasing trade and allowing freedom of movement is not entirely impossible. I think new alliances are inevitable. I just don’t see Canada in the EU as a likely scenario.

There are so many reason why this is unlikely to happen. That said, the US forming an alliance with Russia seemed unlikely. Yet, here we are.

The concern is there. Canada should let Chinese vehicles in, but should also mandate security and privacy focused specs. China should be willing to compromise to play ball in North America. There’s a path towards improved relations if both sides want it.

Canada only put the tariff on to please the US. That ship has sailed. Canada doesn’t have an auto industry independent of the US. The US is trying to take that whole pie. Canadians still need cars and Canadian autoworkers need more reliable OEMs. Canada should get rid of the tariff on Chinese cars and focus on bringing non US based manufacturers into Canada. Preferably South Korean, Japanese and German, but buying some Chinese goodwill and hopefully improving diplomacy with them wouldn’t hurt.

You seem to have missed the point.

Not saying he shouldn’t do it, but the US would have the power back very quickly and Trump would spin it to his supporters as an act of aggression. I don’t think most of the people who temporarily get inconvenienced would see it as a wake up call. America is too far gone. I say that as an American from Michigan that lives in Canada.

It will be a shit show until Canada and the rest of the western world work out agreements independent of the US.