Associate EU Membership Petition

AI summary

Petitioners assert that the President of the European Commission has proposed opening the door for Canada to become the EU's first associate member and say no such status currently exists and its terms are undefined. They ask the Government of Canada to publish any proposed terms before agreeing, to preserve Canada's legislative, judicial, fiscal and regulatory sovereignty, and to hold a national referendum for informed consent; the petition does not include a government response.

AI summaries describe petitioners’ requests and claims. Consult the official record for the full text.

Official petition

Petition to the Government of Canada The President of the European Commission has proposed opening the door for Canada to become the first associate member of the European Union; No such associate membership status currently exists, and its terms, obligations and implications have not been defined or presented to Canadians; The Government of Canada did not seek an electoral mandate to enter into an associate membership arrangement with the European Union; Any such arrangement could have implications for Canadian sovereignty, regulatory autonomy, trade and economic policy; Canada should retain sovereign authority over its laws, taxation, regulations, borders, courts, natural resources, trade policy, foreign policy and democratic institutions; Canadians should be fully informed of the terms and consequences of any proposed associate membership before Canada enters into such an arrangement; and A decision of this significance should require the informed consent of Canadians through a national referendum. We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Make public the complete proposed terms and obligations of any associate membership arrangement with the European Union before entering into such an agreement; 2. Preserve Canada's sovereign legislative, judicial, fiscal and regulatory authority in any such agreement; and 3. Hold a national referendum on whether Canada should enter into any form of associate membership with the European Union before entering into such an agreement.

Government response

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