Canada Is Joining The EU… But WTF Does That Even Mean?!
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See if your SSN is for sale right now. My sponsor Cloaked will tell you for free in 2 seconds here: https://www.cloaked.com/howmoneyworks ---- Sign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ Books we recommend - https://www.howmoneyworkslibrary.com/ Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5gi1JobDJC3QqaF4aKfenR?si=f3IsgWIlSKObF8BT1Fitig ----- My Other Channel: @HowBusinessWorked @HowMoneyWorksUncut @De-Monetised Edited By: Svibe Multimedia Studio Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Select Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images 📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group Sign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈 All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind. #canada #money #economy ------ Sources (in order) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/mark-carney-deep-cooperation-canada-eu-strasbourg https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/17/australia-and-new-zealand-could-follow-canada-into-associated-eu-membership-metsola-tells- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6094720-donald-trump-us-canada-european-union-trade-war/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/carney-and-macron-deepen-ties-as-canada-turns-toward-europe-and-away-from-u-s-dependence https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/17/canada-mark-carney-eu-offer-unravels/ https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/19/what-we-know-and-still-dont-about-canadas-associate-membership https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:2bf140bf-a3f8-4ab2-b506-fd71826e6da6.0023.02/DOC_1&format=PDF https://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/09/fumbling-towards-ecstasy-canada-as.html https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/15/trump-threatens-100-tariff-on-french-wine-and-champagne-over-digital-tax https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/deeper-single-market/ https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/eu-ue/agreement-accord.aspx?lang=eng https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-trump-trade-talks-broke-down-9.7318903 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs https://tradingeconomics.com/european-union/imports-by-category https://oec.world/en/profile/country/can https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eus-russian-energy-exit-faltering-auditors-say-2026-09-09/ https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/3/27/viewpoint-eus-safe-program-comes-with-potential-pitfalls-for-us-contractors https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/boeings-14-4-million-leads-in-lobbying-spent-among-contractors https://www.politico.eu/article/6-nato-allies-danger-donald-trump-defense-spending-backlash/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bond-selloff-drives-us-benchmark-beyond-5-stocks-rattled-2026-09-15/ https://www.wired.com/story/all-the-ways-europe-is-ditching-american-technology/ ------ Late last week (in a fairly obvious response to escalating trade tensions on their southern border) Canada announced that it would be accepting an invitation to join the European Union as… “an associate member”… whatever that means… But then; just a day later, it was also proposed that their fellow commonwealth brothers (Australia and New Zealand) could tag along to this party as well. Now IF these plans do actually go through they could have massive consequences for global trade, global finance, and the global balance of power, and on top of just being slightly embarrassing to us here in America, it's probably only going to make our own compromised position even more dangerous. But well… There are also a lot of unanswered questions. The European Union was specifically designed to enable free trade and the free movement of labor between countries… in Europe… all (realistically) being spurred along by aggressive trade policy coming from their southern border… and well that's fair enough, but this is also a very long term solution to a problem that probably won't be around in two years time… And reportedly, in their race to…