April 29th, 2025

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From deepening economic and security ties to the most ‘extreme’ scenario—Canada becoming the EU’s 28th Member State—options are on the table. “It would be a shock for the US,” Maria Popova, Professor of Political Science at McGill University and Scientific Director of the Jean Monnet Centre Montreal, told The New Union Post. As the current US administration is “openly hostile” towards the European Union, such a move would run directly counter to Trump’s vision of “a simplified world order in which he can determine who controls what.”

“If we continue to see growing pressure from the US on Canada, or even steps suggesting attempts at annexation, I believe that could significantly increase Canadian support for EU membership as a form of protective alignment.”