"Mark Carney's Audacious Bid to Make Canada an Associate Member' of the #EU": Canada wants to join the European Union. "Canadian Prime Minister Carney has proposed making the country an associate member of the European Union, thereby accelerating the shift towards #Europe following the failure of trade negotiations with the United States. The European Union and Canada plan to announce the creation of a strategic alliance in trade, defense, and technology on September 16. The EU