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If Canada joins the EU, Canadian representatives to the European Parliament would need to be elected via proportional representation, it's part of the requirements. (en.wikipedia.org)

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There is no uniform voting system for the election of [Members of the European Parliament]; rather, each member state is free to choose its own system, subject to certain restrictions:

The system must be a form of proportional representation, under either the party list or the single transferable vote system.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Don't you need to be a European country to join the EU?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Technically, Canada shares a border with Denmark, a European country, via Hans Island.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Also St Pierre and Miquelon are less than 20 km off the coast of Newfoundland

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