Canada officially on track for EU âassociate membershipâ
Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing ahead with closer integration with the European Union, despite objections from Germany, France, Italy and Greece over his proposed âassociate membershipâ designation.
A new statement calls for an âever-closer associationâ by 2027, expanding cooperation on trade, defence, technology and labour mobility, while raising concerns among Conservatives about Canadian sovereignty. Keep reading.
Carney: Canada will become an EU member
Carney says Canada is working toward becoming the European Unionâs first associate member, describing the goal as the âdeepest possible partnershipâ short of full accession.
He plans to conclude negotiations by June, with Canadian cabinet ministers and European commissioners scheduled to meet in March to advance the proposal, despite European resistance to the designation. Keep reading.
12 BC MLAs secured pensions the day before Ebyâs snap election
Twelve B.C. politicians â nine NDP MLAs and three Conservatives â qualified for taxpayer-supported pensions on October 23, just one day before former premier David Eby called the snap election.
Four outgoing New Democrats were among them, including former cabinet ministers Brenda Bailey and Kelly Greene, as well as Susie Chant and Harwinder Sandhu, who were defeated. Keep reading.
Carney backs Trudeau-era tanker ban despite energy ambitions
Prime Minister Mark Carney voted to uphold the Trudeau-era oil tanker ban off British Columbiaâs northern coast, helping defeat a Conservative bill that would have repealed the restrictions by a vote of 191 to 132.
The decision preserves a major obstacle to expanding Canadian oil exports to Asian markets, despite Carneyâs stated ambition to make Canada an energy superpower. Keep reading.
We REALLY need to educate him. He is a servant of the people, not the people of Canada!!!!
Let's be absolutely clear: There is no such thing as "partnership " with the European Union. The EU Comission demands alpha dog status while member states just run with the pack.