[Verse 1] Ottawa's committee, academics in the room, Telling MPs lock it in before the bloom fades soon. SAFE loan access, competition deal fresh, October summit handshake, now we test the flesh. Carney, von der Leyen, dropped the term "associate," Matches their own words, matches the Oct thirtieth state. But check the treaty pages — the phrase ain't inscribed, Cut from the joint statement, Germany drew the line. Red line, dit Berlin, no legal frame allowed, One of twenty-seven voices, quiet but loud. [Chorus] Membre associé — pas de traité, pas encore, Un mot qu'on efface, une porte qu'on referme fort. Associate in speeches, absent from the page, We watch the spring documents to see who turns the stage. [Verse 2] Here's what the headline skipped, let me fill the gap, Ten years since CETA signed, still got a crack — Nine of the twenty-seven never sealed it whole, Hurrelmann counts the holdouts, slow bureaucratic toll. Galileo and IRIS2? Just opening the door, Satellite talks launching, nothing locked, nothing sure. Manger calls it plainly — "expressions of intent," Promises on paper, not a signature yet. [Chorus] Membre associé — pas de traité, pas encore, Un mot qu'on efface, une porte qu'on referme fort. Associate in speeches, absent from the page, We watch the spring documents to see who turns the stage. [Verse 3] Spring twenty-seven, cabinet meets with Commission's crew, Fleshing out a sketch that's only halfway through. Carney's eyeing June, the leaders' summit date, But Hurrelmann reminds us: unanimous, non-negotiable. Every member state must sign, Canada's Parliament too, One no vote anywhere and the whole plan falls through. And Trump's already muttering, might cut the trading thread, If he reads this closeness hostile, tariffs come instead. [Bridge] Pendant ce temps, la mer Noire gronde plus fort, War widens past the line, NATO watching the shore. Far-right winds rising while the ink's still wet, Experts say lock the gains in — don't forget, don't forget. [Verse 4] Industry's watching too — the steel and auto trade, Wondering what "associate" means for contracts made. Quebec's dairy lobby, Alberta's energy crew, Each reading the fine print for what it means for you. Brussels bureaucrats parse every single clause, Ottawa's lawyers hunting loopholes, hunting cause. The public barely knows the term, barely knows the stakes, While diplomats debate the shape democracy takes. [Chorus] Membre associé — pas de traité, pas encore, Un mot qu'on efface, une porte qu'on referme fort. Associate in speeches, absent from the page, On regarde le printemps pour tourner la page. [Outro] November third, the file stays open wide, No stamp, no treaty — just a hope they ride. Watch the language, watch who signs the line, Associate's a maybe, pas encore, this time.
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