Great article, Brent. I’ve been a supporter of the CANZUK movement since I saw Erin Otoole mention it in a speech. I’m curious as to the delay in having it picked up seriously by a party in one of the four countries. It feels like everyone thinks it makes a ton of sense; everyone wants to do it; but nothing seems to move forward. What are issues in the way, how do we address them and what are the milestones for moving forward?
I do think that we often underestimate just how much a lot of British political types are adverse to anything that could be construed as 'Empire 2.0'. That said, they will be the first to tell you that Canadian leadership makes a difference in their eyes. Because of our population, GDP, etc we stand as the next logical lead to the UK.
The day a Canadian PM announces their intention to pursue CANZUK talks is the day that a lot of movement starts to happen. Like you, I hoped Erin would get the chance to do it. I am still hopeful- maybe moreso because the issue is being forced by circumstance.
Good to have the history here. USA has done this twice before. The path to address it is not novel. Good to know.
Thanks for this. We've been here before...and before that. It feels intuitive that we should draw some lessons from how we navigated those episodes.
Great article, Brent. I’ve been a supporter of the CANZUK movement since I saw Erin Otoole mention it in a speech. I’m curious as to the delay in having it picked up seriously by a party in one of the four countries. It feels like everyone thinks it makes a ton of sense; everyone wants to do it; but nothing seems to move forward. What are issues in the way, how do we address them and what are the milestones for moving forward?
I do think that we often underestimate just how much a lot of British political types are adverse to anything that could be construed as 'Empire 2.0'. That said, they will be the first to tell you that Canadian leadership makes a difference in their eyes. Because of our population, GDP, etc we stand as the next logical lead to the UK.
The day a Canadian PM announces their intention to pursue CANZUK talks is the day that a lot of movement starts to happen. Like you, I hoped Erin would get the chance to do it. I am still hopeful- maybe moreso because the issue is being forced by circumstance.