Talk:Canada–Europe relations

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Do we really need this article? There is already a page for Canada–European Union relations and several more articles for Canada's own diplomatic relations including one for each country in Europe. The point is that Europe is not a real entity, it has no representation panel and its populations and states are not even united in any way whatsoever. Canada's relationship with France cannot for all historical and modern reasons be the same as its relationship with Belarus. People within Europe are themselves divided on absolutely everything within actual nations, and then there are the disputes that exist between rival factions. Is Transnistria a state or a part of Moldova? Is Kosovo a Serbian province or an independent state? Should the Czech Republic have recognised Kosovo? Many Czechs disagree. Is Slovakia right to continue not recognising Kosovo? If they do then they have no reason to object to any ethnic Hungarian movement on their own soil. Is there a difference between the Istanbul residents on the Thracian (European) side and the Istanbul residents on the Anatolian (Asian) side? Is Crimea a part of Russia or does it belong to Ukraine? Do Russians from west of the Urals bond with Icelandic and Dutch people to have a special relationship with Canada from which Russians east of the Urals are precluded? Is the Donbas region Ukrainian or should the will of the people to separate from Kyiv be more important? Do Corsicans feel French? Cyprus is permanently included as a European nation but is this island one country or two? Is the Spanish nation on its Iberian mainland able to associate itself with other states and exclude its population on the North African enclaves (Ceuta, Melilla) and the Canary Islands at the same time? The term Canada-Europe relations is deceptive. --Coldtrack (talk) 10:24, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Your points about the variety within Europe are all true. But they are besides the point, in my opinion. This article is mainly about Canadian policy towards a particular region, mostly realized through NATO and the EU, which is distinct from it's Asia-Pacific relations or it's stance on pan-Americanism. If the title is confusing it could be changed to Canadian foreign policy in Europe or some such. I would liken it to the EU's neighbourhood policies (Union for the Mediterranean, Eastern Partnership, etc.). Europeans, on the other hand, NOT tend to lump Canada in with any other state when formulating policy, because Canada's only neighbour (U.S.A.) is too important for that. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 23:32, 21 December 2017 (UTC)