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‘Maple syrup, meet Belgian waffle’: The Economist calls for Canada to join the EU

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Ottawa, pictured in March 2023 on the Hill. A Jan. 2 article in The Economist argues Canada should join the European Union.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

January 13, 2025

Economist columnist Stanley Pignal’s first article of the New Year made the case for Canada and the European Union to sweeten relations in light of recent remarks about our country by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump which have l...

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