Canada pushes to join Eurovision: 'This is about protecting our identity'
Source: The Guardian
Canada pushes to join Eurovision: ‘This is about protecting our identity’
Country explores taking part in the glitzy song contest as it distances from the US and seeks to deepen ties with Europe
Ashifa Kassam
Wed 12 Nov 2025 16.07 GMT
Last modified on Wed 12 Nov 2025 19.41 GMT
When Canada released its federal budget this month, much of it was standard fare, from the plans to downsize the public service to the boost in defence spending.
But one line tucked in the nearly 500-page document has captured imaginations on both sides of the Atlantic: a mention that the government is working with Canada’s national broadcaster to explore participation in the Eurovision song contest.
When asked about the line, the country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, said the proposal to join the glitzy TV extravaganza had come from “the people who participate”.
He did not specify whether he was referring to specific countries or the European Broadcasting Union, who organises the contest. CBC-Radio Canada is an associate member of the union; another associate member, Australia, was invited by the contest’s governing board to join Eurovision in 2015.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/canada-eurovision
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Source: Global News
Could Canada join Eurovision Song Contest? Experts say audience needed
By Sean Previl Global News
Posted November 9, 2025 2:43 pm
4 min read
It’s the international competition that brings Euphoria to its audience and let its participants Rise Like a Phoenix, and there’s the possibility the Eurovision Song Contest could soon include Canada in its ranks.
It wasn’t a big-ticket item, but the Liberal government’s 2025 budget included a line on the CBC that said it’s working with the public broadcaster to explore participation in the popular song contest.
Eurovision has been around since 1956 and is organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union. It features acts from multiple countries in Europe, but also a few from abroad, such as Australia.
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Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/11518634/canada-eurovision-song-contest-audience-need/
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