Pouring effusive and slobbering praise over the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the anointed “middle power” leader of a shrinking -and increasingly irrelevant- new world order, with grand pontifications EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen announced today that Canada is the first “Associate Member” of the European Union.
It’s a major award! As noted by Reuters, “There is currently no such status as “associate member” set out in the European Union’s treaties — though various versions of an associate-type of membership have been floated in the bloc over the years. Germany suggested Ukraine be an associate member as an interim stage to full accession, though the proposal failed to gain traction as some EU capitals pushed back.”
von der Leyen gushed: “Dear Mark, I said we must urgently reimagine our partnerships. So, I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to be the first associate member of the EU. We share one ocean, one set of values, one way of seeing the world. And we will now build our shared future as well – thank you for being here.” Mark Carney sat with a big smile, giddy with excitement and barely able to control his visible glee. WATCH:
DAILY MAIL – […] But the attempt to flatter the former Governor of the Bank of England backfired, with diplomats saying they were never briefed about the proposal and that, in effect, ‘associate membership’ doesn’t even exist.
EU diplomats accused Brussels of ‘over-reach’, an accusation often levelled against Eurocrats by UK Brexiteers before Britain left the bloc.
One EU diplomat told the Mail: ‘This bombastic announcement is just not right.
‘There will be a summit at the end of October, so logically they will talk about deepening the relations.
‘But no one has ever seen an associate membership and no idea what it means in practice. Canada is a valuable partner for the EU, one of the few currently in the world where we share the values, so it is nothing against Canada.
‘But first and foremost the member states should be the ones to express what kind of relationship the EU wants to have with any third country.’
Another added: ‘She kept this bit of associate membership out of the text until the last moment. She also did not mention it up front to EU member states.
‘It seems like she is a bit too far out in floating this. Everyone is positive about Canada, and wants to strengthen the relationship.
‘But there is a lot of uncertainty about what von der Leyen envisages by coining this label.’
They added that, in reality, the most that can likely be hoped for is a deeper trading relationship rather than ‘associate membership’, which implies Canada taking part in EU programmes that it would be forced to pay into, becoming more politically integrated and potentially even having a say over the bloc’s rules.
But there would be huge barriers to overcome to establish closer ties, as swathes of Canada’s regulations are at present incompatible with EU single market rules, with high taxes on the bloc’s alcohol exports another thorny issue.
Under EU law, any granting of membership would have to be approved by the 27 member states, which is another reason they were wrong-footed. (read more)
We all know what this is.
This is simply a joint Canada/Europe response to the geopolitical realignment currently underway by U.S. President Donald Trump.
At the core of the CA/EU association is the insufferable leftist mindset. A pontificating pretense that elites and globalists should determine the outcomes and values for the rest of the world.
Together both Europe and Canada convey a mindset and worldview that organizes fabricated problems to keep control of their populations. It’s a corporatist structure of modern Fascism where instead of govt telling the corporations what to do, the World Economic Forum of multinationals tell the governments what to do. It’s a constructed social and economic model where Western bankers are in charge of the proles beneath them.
The pontificating snobbery within the collective outlook, the pretenses and bureaucracy have nothing to do with representative government, as outlined in the unilateral approach by Ursula von der Leyen to create a status that doesn’t even exist, without any consultation with the members she is supposed to represent.
This move today is the personification of elitism and globalism in its last, desperate dying state.
For the little schoolboy inside Mark Carney, this is the culmination of a lifetime goal to be important. For the Canadian people, this should be embarrassing; but it’s not.
Canada is part of a British Commonwealth, and they proclaim “sovereignty” as their cause celeb against the horrible Trump, while rushing to the arms of the European Commission.
Actually, on second thought, this is perfectly Canadian.
Here’s the point that will be missed by 80% of Canadians. The EU trade rules do not align with the USMCA. I don’t mean that in a vague or disingenuous manner. The specific rules, regulations and policies of the European Union are not compatible with the trilateral North American trade agreement between the U.S, Mexico and Canada. It’s not even close.
What most Canadians don’t realize amid all this gleeful back-slapping and pretentious cheer, is that Mark Carney has officially sealed the position of Canada as it relates to the USMCA/CUSMA.
Canada just did exactly what President Trump and U.S. Trade Greer had been organizing and hoping for. Mark Carney just pulled Canada out of the USMCA and there’s no one to blame but himself.
We have been waiting for this for a long time. Thank you, Mark Carney.
A Major Award!
Coalition of the #2’s. LMAO.
dunno why this reminded me immediately… but if you’re a star trek fan, recall when Q started referring to riker as “#2” specifically to mock him.
My reaction….yuck!! They’re all sick.
Because Canada has traditionally allowed European products come into the country tariff free.
They charged the USA tariffs on the exact same products. And, this has been going on for years.
My reaction is the Canadian people can’t possibly be stupid enough to buy this but I’m not completely sure.
Carney is flying solo, as all despots do.
He’s taking lessons from Little Z Man.
The Canadian people haven’t been asked.
Nor will they be.
It’s called
Little Man Syndrome.
Both Carney and Z have it
Now there’s a club which has quite a few members.
Small in stature, defined anyway you care to name.
Excellent point that Canada is a member of the Commonwealth.
I am doubtful that being a Commonwealth nation will obstruct Herr Carney’s vainglorious admission to the EU private elitist club. There may be other impediments, but that, I doubt, is one of them. After all, Britain joined, and it was no issue.
If anything, thinking laterally, the unelected, installed UK PM Burnham will use this to edge Britain ever closer to rejoining the EU fully.
And as with Carney, will not go to the country for approval.
You will never be wrong under estimating the Canadian mind. They believe the EU will help them avoid collapsing trade markets but the EU is a shylock compared to the United States.
Adult Canadian’s ARE stupid enough “to buy this stuff”. They, the Canadian electorate, continuously & knowingly vote these Carney/Trudeau type fools into office, therefore they essentially “fund” their foolish leaders. It’s going to get worse for them, up yonder.
The Canadian people come to the United States to buy clothes to avoid the tariffs. They change into their new clothes in the Walmart parking lots and leave their old clothes in the trash receptacles ……………. because either way ……………….. they would have to pay customs duty on either the new clothes or the old clothes going back. They are that stupid.
‘Associate member’…
In keeping with the Canadian mindset, isn’t that just…
We want the benefits, without the cost?
After becoming part of Europe…
Canada will also be seeking membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 🙂
lgtpqrstEU&asiatoo
and the reaction of others where “101 dalmations ursula” just went off script and slobbered all over them for no actual ebenfit… its so very… canadian….
What benefits? More Muslims?
💯 🎯 As always!
I left England for Canada in 1997 because I saw what Tony Blair was about to do with the EU. Ugh. 🤮🤬
As well as all the evil and ghastly items mentioned above, this will pave the way for adoption of the ECHR here.
Just as it was left in place in the UK after Brexit, to enable mass immigration.
For Canada it will enable the “100 million population by immigration” goal of Mark Wiseman, another WEF puppet recently appointed by Carnage.
America is the last and only hope for Western civilization.
So now you’re gonna be back in the EU! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
EU it’s like Hotel California, “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave” 🤡🤡🤡
Exactement! 🤯
Tabernac! 😭
And maybe just the one laughing emoji next time s’il te plait, mon ami? 😉
I’m off to drown myself in a vat of poutine.
“Back in the EUSSR. You don’t know how lucky you have it boys, back in the EUSSR”
We’ve come full circle. Russia threw off the chains of communism and the EU is rolling out the red (ahem) carpet for it.
And the American Red /Green alliances is determined to extinguish that last and only hope.
Oh noes!!!! President Trump must be shaking in his boots right about now….
before i clicked on the “more” link on the front page, i literally said out loud to myself “this is the best gift carney could have given to trump”… then i read SD saying “thank you” to carney, lol….
indeed.
the funniest part of this is that its all because canadians, even including the “conservatives,” could not swallow their pride when trump put out some mean tweets.
I doubt that the elbows-up boomers will see the edge of the cliff they are going over.
Canada will be looted and sold off.
Cary is PM of the Brookfield Party, not the Liberal Party.
No elected members of Parliament have even discussed anything.
Maybe Canada and the EU will trade illegal immigrants.
That is the only commodity they have in excess, and that can quickly move across the Atlantic Ocean
💯 🎯
Adoption of the ECHR here will enable and facilitate this migration, per my above post.
“It’s a major award!”
Bwaaaahahahahahaha!!!!
“Associate member”…..
And a used car sale is a “pre-owned acquisition event!”
“Waste removal engineer”
Pick any slicked up term the left uses to not seem as fake as they really are.
These people just make it up as they go.
I’ll be waiting for Sundance to post THE PICTURE from The Patriot when President Trump makes the announcement about terminating the USMCA.
💯 🎯
“It’s a major award!” 🤣
TDS-addled Snow Mexican boomers:
“I can’t put my elbows down”. 🤪
As soon as they use the words “partnership”, “shared future”, “one set of values”, and “build” I know that this is going to be a speech full of platitudes, bureaucratic gobbledygook, and vague descriptions with no details.
The 2nd EU associate member will be Ukraine. Canada is just the tenderizer.
CA is already a sub EU Country. Mark Carney’s new bank will be a huge success as long as his personal wealth stays in the Untided States.
The stupid rats run aboard sinking ships.
I don’t get the Christmas Story reference.
Thanks. I didn’t recall this part of the movie.
Carney just received “a very special award,” like the much-touted leg lamp booby “prize” in the movie.
(must be Italian 😉)
A Christmas story…what a great film. I guess the award means Carney has a leg up on things.😜
Carney left his “leg”acy all right.. D’oh Canada!
As they say in the entertainment industry, “Go break a leg 🦵 “.
So China is going to destroy the Canadian auto industry….and trying to replace US trade with EU trade will destroy the rest. What is Canada doing to itself?
The question we should all be asking is , is the Global Reset, Reversible, should we lose big in ‘28 ???
I just got back from the grocery store. I needed some tomatoes. Product of Canada $2.19 per lb. US tomatoes $2.49 per lb. I choose the US tomatoes. You should too.
They pulled all the Canadian maters from my store.
Stop purchasing Canola oil, too.
If you read how they use solvents to get the oil out of that GMO rapeseed, you wouldn’t date use it.
I stopped about 10-years ago.
Au revoir Canada !
These people should be busying themselves trying to find looms and fiber to make sweaters and blankets.
I believe that those from African/Sahara environments might get colder faster than others.
Who knows what burns when they need to keep warm. There is a documented history of books, documents, sites and historical religious places of other religions and artifacts burned up first.
But they know this.
Has SD always had that Breitbart Deputy title in his profile pic?
So the globalists will have control of our neighbors to the north.
Thank God we have President Trump.
Soros fights us for AZ because of the border, is this why so many northern states have installed commies as governors?
Just an observation.
HISSED the Female Snake
You don’t know how lucky you are John,
Back in the EU, back in the EU, back in the EU yes you are!!
I bet she had to smoke a cigarette after that announcement..
to Change the Taste in her mouth
Wow, associate member of the EU. That’s like a new title your boss bestows on you in lieu of getting a pay raise. “Congrats, Tom! I’m promoting you to Chief Office Assistant!”
“Does that come with a pay raise?”
“No, better than a raise. It comes with additional responsibilities so you can grow! Here is a plaque for your desk!”
“Uhhh. OK.”
Like being the tallest midget at the midget convention!
AI written speech very effective. Ursula the queen crowns their EU puppet Carney associate member. We can’t get out of NATO or the UN soon enough.
And we should have started on a Northern border wall yesterday, Jrod.
At ease, Brookfield just went into the biz of selling Canadian airports; they call it Chinese sovernty.
Go to the 1:33 min mark and listen to 3 or 4 minutes where the trade number statistics between Canada and the EU vs Canada and the US are discussed.
If Canada were able to double their current exports over a decade to their top 5 export destinations (China, EU, Britain, Japan, and Mexico) it would still only replace 1/2 of what they export to the US alone.
+++
BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Is Canada fighting a trade war it cannot win?
(21:23 mins)
Canadian election called Friday of next week for the first week of November.
We’ll have a Davos 2.0 speech tomorrow, a huge welcome in the Canadian House of Commons. A speech saying Carney needs a “majority mandate” to stare down Trump and become an associate member of the EU.
Sadly, if Carney calls an election the elbowz up crew will give him a huge majority.
“no such status as “associate member” set out in the European Union’s treaties”
No problem. When nothing fits – make something up!
BUILD THE WALL
I was just thinking about the leg lamp / major award this morning, in a slightly different context. That is hysterical.
“Mark Carney sat with a big smile, giddy with excitement and barely able to control his visible glee.”
This fiasco reminds me of the hollyweird awards shows.
Carney and Ursula von der Leyen. Canada and the EU are led by fools.
Don’t you just love how autocrats just “make up” new rules when it suits them?
So they invent the “associate member” category to help facilitate Carney’s obsession with attacking Trump and the US.
Well….this will backfire huge on Carney as this gives Trump even more of a rationale for dumping the current USMCA and pursuing a bilateral.
Oh wait….can we do a bilateral with an “associate member” of the F ing EU?
The Hoser in Chief just made the biggest mistake in the history of Canada.
It will be a point of study in future history classes.
Great Britain uses Canada as a proxy war against USA in collusion with China in order to harm us. USA should advance on Canada and possess the lands now. Kick out all EU supporters and enjoy peace.
So Ursula waved her magic wand again. It will be interesting to see how the other EU member states react, though I don’t think that will be made public. Carney now thinks that gives him leverage in a trade deal within the EU and being just an ‘associate member’ means he does not have to follow all the EU rules. I guess that works when you believe in magic.
So, illegal immigrants once inside Europe can migrate freely among the member states. We may need to beef up security along the Northern border.
Each recipient of the EU Associate Membership will receive
– A Sticker
– A Nifty Hat
– Subscription to the Monthly Newsletter
– Advance ticket sales for all tour dates
– 8% discount on EU branded merch
Reminded of Perot’s giant sucking sound. This time it will be Canadian corporations relocating in the US. Carney proves the point of being book smart with his PHD yet lacks wisdom. Retard comes to mind. Prayers for the Christian patriots in Canada.
Oh boy! One more woke broke defenseless country rushing to join a group of other woke broke defenseless countries! They all sure are made for each other. One more pea in a shrinking pod.
As von der Leyen says, all of them have a “shared future” together! A shared future of economic and cultural collapse. Of course, it is their people who will share that future, but not the elites like von der Leyen, because that kind always find a way to avoid what they have wrought and will survive somewhere in walled, gated mansions bought with other people’s money.
Clown World defined
PM Carney IS A GROOMED, BRED and CONFIRMED GLOBALIST / SOCIA:LIST / COMMUNIST ( what is the POWER STRUCTURE of the EU ? )
SURE HOPE PM CARNEY Does NOT HOLD ” DUAL Citizenship ” tied to the UNITED STATES !
( He Renounced His BRITISH, IRISH citizenships )
OOPS, i Brought THAT nasty little thingy UP AGAIN, LIKE a burp after THROWING UP.
” TEDDY HAD IT RIGHT ” – NO HYPHENATED AMERICANS ( sorry i Include Canadians as North Americans )
“Dear Mark, I said we must urgently reimagine our partnerships …”
You know who is really in charge of the EU’s reimagining? Islam.
What a bunch of suckers.
This is both embarrassing and gross. Canada is a failed state.
Start building the northern wall.
Associate huh? Maybe in a few years Canada makes full partner?
Sounds like a Washington law firm.
Canada was ejaculated by North America ……………… now they are part of Europe. Funny how geography works when you are a dip wad.
Hmmm … I wonder what Alberta thinks of this?
Meanwhile, the ranks of the disassociated are swelling.
And Satan (globalists) says…
“You’ll be an Associate of ours”!!!
This article came out very early after the address.
Following the article is a timeline of reaction to the address and is being updated in real time.
https://www.rt.com/news/645795-leyen-state-of-the-union-address/
LET THE GLORIOUS BACKLASH COMMENCE . . .
From the timeline:
“Left group leader Manon Aubry criticized Carney’s presence in the chamber, specifically von der Leyen’s unilaterally-announced plan to give Canada ‘Associate Membership’ and deepened security collaboration with Ottawa.
“Who has given you a democratic mandate to do that?” she asked.”
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“Patryk Jaki of the European Conservatives and Reformists takes a six-year look at von der Leyen’s record, from 2020.
“According to data from 19 European countries, more than €4 billion was wasted on vaccines. In Poland, money spent on swingers clubs, tanning beds and pizzerias. In 2020, you promised less bureaucracy, now new recruitment for more EU staff has been announced.”
Jaki claims von der Leyen “managed to tighten bottlecaps and turn Europeans into involuntary rubbish collectors,” a clear snipe at the EU’s overbearing recycling initiatives, before accusing her of censoring the internet and claiming children need truth online.”
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“We’re regulating things we no longer produce and taxing things we no longer know how to make,” Bardella says. “We need a new European architecture …
Let’s get rid of red tape, protect our farmers from unfair competition. Let’s free ourselves from the aggressive ideology of de-growth.
The 21st century reminds us of a truth Europe has forgotten – a people that cannot defend its borders, produce its energy, and feed its children leaves its destiny to others.
Today in Brussels the time has come to change things.”
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“French MEP Jordan Bardella – president of the National Rally party – has torn into von der Leyen following her speech. “Every year we hear you glorifying what you’ve done and every year we hear Europe is about to be relaunched,” he says.
“In 2026, we have the Europe of those who write the rules, bureaucrats who waste public money, increase salaries by 49% and private jets by 59%. And then there’s the second Europe who have to pay for this, pay for petrol and heating that has risen by 50%. That is the state of the union,” Bardella says.
Bardella is scathing – saying that not only is von der Leyen’s Europe more expensive, but it protects its people less and less, citing the migrant crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta.”
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