By Tommaso Pavone, University of Toronto t.pavone@utoronto.ca March 20, 2025 From the Impossible to the Inevitable? In penning his piece titled “How Canada could get much closer to Europe,” Frédéric Mérand has done Canadians, Europeans, and fellow academics a huge favor. To riff off John Lennon, it is heartening to realize that we are not the only dreamers pondering the integration of Canada and the European Union (EU). If as astute and grounded a commentator as Mérand shar

By Frédéric Mérand, University of Montreal This article was originally published in Policy Options on March 14th, 2025 As Canada faces an economic aggression backed by an existential threat to its sovereignty, we know we need options. One idea floating around is to become the 28th member state of the European Union. Why not? After the defection of the U.S., Europe remains the only club of liberal democracies and multilateralism, two core Canadian values. It is a prosperous re

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