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In the Abacus poll, 46 per cent of respondents said they would support Canada becoming a member state of the EU, and 44 per cent said the Canadian government should definitely or probably look into joining it.

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      True, but all new members sign an agreement that they will eventually join the eurozone. It’s not enforced and there is no pressure to do so, but on paper they agree to it.

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      The UK had special dispensation as a founding member of the EU; if they were to return to the EU today, they would have to give up the pound

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        They were not a founding member and even had their application vetoed by France before joining a decade later, but still well before the creation of the euro.