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Canada should move towards integration with Europe instead of the U.S. (www.policyalternatives.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Trump warned he will impose additional tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they band together to “do economic harm” against the United States.

Get @#$%ed, Trump. Good read. Short but detailed about how partnered we are already and what our next priorities should be

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

But why join BRICS over the EU? (asking because I don't know)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Russia and China are involved with Brics. We do not want to become more like them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I'll give the rest of that BRICS Wikipedia page a glance over to find out more

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

It would definitely be a good read!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

It makes more sense to shore up relations in the Western hemisphere than to go halfway around the world.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Montreal to La Paz Bolivia is almost 7000 km. Montreal to Budapest is 6600ish km. So the western hemisphere also can be half way around the world from Canada. You could reverse it and argue "It makes more sense to shore up relations in the Northern hemisphere than to go halfway around the world."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing your perspective :). I think Canada needs to pick options of strategic value, and in that sense I'd guess EU > BRICS for Canada but idk. Bolivia and Cuba are pretty nearby to Canada but otherwise I don't see the geographic argument so much

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

China might not be the worst option if you had to pick any of the BRICS countries. Lots of people, not landlocked, and huge potential for business. Canada absolutely shouldn't trust them for anything involving defense or global politics, but they at least have more stability than we do as a trade partner.

As for trusting BRICS as a whole... fuck no. Least of all, Russia.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But can we not negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement with both? The EU and BRICS?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe! Without the US meddling, anything is possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

BRICS would want us more than EU does. EU would likely play us if their devotion to US empire/hegemony forces can sabotage any trade/membership deal. BRICS are independent of US empire sabotage, and need to break up the evil unipolarism.