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Membership or not, there are things we can learn from Europe: healthcare and infrastructure spending top that list

As a strategic communications exercise, the Liberal government’s pursuit of some kind of enhanced relationship with the European Union has officially reached the status of farce.

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First the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Canada was seeking “associate membership in the EU.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly and unambiguously tamped that down on Sunday: “We’re not looking to become a member of the European Union,” he said.

Then, on Wednesday, EU President Ursula von der Leyden announced she was pleased to be talking about “associate membership.”

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