Andrew Coyne: Joining EU would be ridiculous response to Canada’s real problems

Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: Joining the EU, in other words, would mean a substantial, and I mean substantial, loss of sovereignty. Ottawa seems far enough off to many Canadians. Now our capital, for many purposes, would be Brussels. Why would we want to do this? We’re worried enough about protecting our independence from America. Why would we want to surrender it to Europe? Granted, as imperial overlords go, Europe looks at lot nicer these days. But we don’t have to join Europe to stay out of the States…