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If Canada joins the EU, Canadian representatives to the European Parliament would need to be elected via proportional representation, it's part of the requirements. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by AlolanVulpix to c/canadapolitics

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There is no uniform voting system for the election of [Members of the European Parliament]; rather, each member state is free to choose its own system, subject to certain restrictions:

The system must be a form of proportional representation, under either the party list or the single transferable vote system.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Don't you need to be a European country to join the EU?

[–] AlolanVulpix 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Technically, Canada shares a border with Denmark, a European country, via Hans Island.

[–] ehxor 9 points 3 days ago

Also St Pierre and Miquelon are less than 20 km off the coast of Newfoundland

[–] adarza 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

hans island is uninhabited, and the border is technically shared with greenland. its people are eu citizens, but greenland is not in the european union. they exited the eu's predecessor organization before the eu was formed from it.

[–] TruckBC 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a way better example. Only 19km away from Point May in Newfoundland.

French Island with ~6000 residents. Full EU member. {Edit: I might have been wrong on full EU member, seems to be kind of a member but kind of not} You can take a ferry there from Canada.

[–] puppinstuff 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The definition of what’s European is squishy and doesn’t necessarily conform to geography. It could be qualified by shard values or borders if EU members agree.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

That's been the case so far, but I don't think there's anything specifically prohibiting a non-European country from joining.