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A new Leger poll reveals that 27% of Canadians now consider the U.S. an "enemy" country, while 30% still see it as an ally.

The survey follows escalating tensions, including President Trump’s tariff threats and his suggestion that Canada should become a U.S. state.

Trump remains widely unpopular in Canada, with 74% viewing him unfavorably. Political affiliation influences perceptions, with Conservatives more likely to see the U.S. as an ally.

Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Québécois supporters view the U.S. more negatively.

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[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 21 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

They should.

Our populace is too stupid to vote responsibly, which means the filth will always rise to the top, which means our government will always be corrupt, which means it can't be trusted.

Distance yourself from us. Form allegiances with other countries. We cannot be trusted.

I'm sorry. I've voted at every opportunity to prevent this outcome. Many of us have. Just not enough.

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[-] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

That's because conservatism is a wildly violent mental disorder that seeks to destroy all positive freedom and oppress everyone in the most ruthless ways possible. They have to be killed, and you had better be arming up. This is not hyperbole; you do not understand who you are dealing with.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

We did have an idea, we saw the gas chambers. Now just like the Israelis, we’re taking a turn at being the bad guy, so yeah arm and practice. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

Sorry Canada

[-] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

And rightfully so. We currently have a dictator that is threatening to absorb them into the collective shithole that America has become…

I cannot blame them one bit and I’m surprised the percentage is that low.

[-] rainman_104@lemmy.ca 22 points 18 hours ago

What's more appalling is that 13% of Canadians have a favourable view of Trump. Do better Alberta. Do better.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 17 hours ago

That's not funny. Grocery stores here are filled with people weeding out the American products, too.

[-] harsh3466@lemmy.ml 54 points 21 hours ago

I am a U.S. citizen (stuck in the U.S.) and I view the U.S. as an enemy country

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[-] schizolol9@lemy.lol 1 points 9 hours ago

We are cooked. Instead of Trump improving relations with our allies he is making them mad.😭

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Can’t say I disagree with them. Usually it’s the canucks always saying sorry but this one is on us. Sorry.

[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 12 points 19 hours ago

A little less than half of Americans are my enemy. This is also the same percentage of Canadians I consider to be my enemy.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 10 points 19 hours ago

The new right, freedom convoys, AFD, and other far right movements are our common enemy.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 18 hours ago

The big, important difference being that in the US the naughty third is in control.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Wouldn't say "enemy" exactly, but I think it's fair to say there isn't a Western democracy in the world that views the USA as a reliable ally right now. Because you're a Russian asset.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 19 hours ago

Historically Canada also feels that Americans don't know much about us at all.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BhTZ_tgMUdo&t=331s&pp=2AHLApACAQ%3D%3D

[-] twelvegoats@lemm.ee 5 points 15 hours ago

That's because most Americans are ignorant to anything that isn't about them. I am an American, and I would definitely leave if I could. My passport ran out, and I will try to get another one, but I'm not hopeful anymore. I am eligible for a UK passport through ancestral means, but since I'm on disability, I can't afford the immigration fees. I have always felt like a second citizen in the US. My mother was from England, as well as half of my family. I have been there several times and I absolutely loved my time there. My ex-wife is from there as well. Not everyone in the US is a far-right cultist, some of us are just as pissed about the threats to you guys as you are. By the way, go Blue Jays, keep Vladdy in blue.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago

You are correct, the only thing I know about Canada is your still part of the empire in some wierd way and you fought hard as fuck during WW2.

Kinda wierd I know more about Mexican history than yours

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

It's kind of weird, but I'm not surprised. Mexico is exotic and just has a lot more historically going on IIRC.

Canada's history goes something like: The French start trading furs with the natives, the colonial British show up, the British take New France from ~~Napoleon~~ the French, they decide to shotgun-marry the two into a new country after the US civil war, and then the country slowly transitions from being in a geopolitics-free bubble run by the British to one run by the Americans (with a period of worrying about the two fighting each other).

So, the big picture isn't exactly action-packed - in a way, we're having the most eventful period in the country's history now. (Of course, there's tons of other stuff if you want to look closer, including migrations, minor rebellions, the various schemes the British tried to thwart American expansion, constant flirtation with splitting apart again and Newfoundland joining)

Edit: Oh shit, I forgot the vikings. Yeah, they came and did viking stuff, and left some house foundations. Then all died out. And I should mention it had stuff happening the whole time before Europeans arrived, just no literate cultures to record it, so it's prehistory.

[-] k_rol@lemmy.ca 3 points 16 hours ago

The British took New France from France at the end of the seven years war with the treaty of Paris in 1763. Napoleon was born 7 years later. Napoleon only sold Louisiana to the US in 1804 just because his plans were not working out with Haiti.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 16 hours ago

Shit, wrong war between England and France! My bad, will fix.

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As a Canadian, this didn't feel right so I actually opened the article and there you go it's an online survey.

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