Summary

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.

  • @chakan2
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    112 minutes ago

    I would have thought this would be much higher than 1/3.

  • Jerkface (any/all)
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    40 minutes ago

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

  • @[email protected]
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    155 hours ago

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

  • @[email protected]
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    75 hours ago

    I think it’s telling that enemy and ally are closely matched…

    Canadians likely have some nuance here… They don’t hate “us” the people, they hate “us” the country.

  • tired_n_bored
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    177 hours ago

    The United States of America is the enemy of the free world

  • @CrowAirbrush
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    56 hours ago

    I personally would not be surprised if musk and trump will try to start a new Hitler era.

  • @frog_brawler
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    57 hours ago

    I think there’s a higher percentage of Americans that view the U.S. as an enemy country than Canadians.

  • Flying Squid
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    37 hours ago

    We are Americans.
    We are Americans, oh yeah!
    We carry great big guns
    'Cause we are Americans!
    Oh yeah!

    We’re strong (we’re strong!)
    And we’re free (we’re free!)
    We are Coke, We are Pepsi
    'Cause we are Americans
    We are Americans.

    What we’d like to do for you right now,
    is a short history of the United States of America.
    First of all a short scene depicting the United States
    of America, and their diplomacy.

    Hey pal, do whatever I tell ya!
    No!
    I got a really big gun here…
    All right then.

    Yeah! Secondly a short scene depicting the United States
    of America, and their economy, yeah!
    Hey pal, gimme all your money.
    No!
    I got a really big gun here…
    All right!

    And thirdly a short scene depicting the United States
    of America, and I’m sure we all understand their foreign policy, yeah!
    Hey pal, let’s go fight a war in Iraq.
    Okay! Where’s Iraq?
    Yeah!

    And finally a short scene depicting the United States of America, and the settlement,
    the settlement of that great nation, we know and love as the USA, yeah.
    Hey you Indian. Here’s a bunch of glass beads, gimme all your land.
    No.
    I got a great big gun here.
    Nice beads!

    We are Americans
    We are Americans, ah yeah!
    We carry great big guns, yeah!
    'Cause we are Americans

    We’re strong (we’re strong!)
    And we’re free (we’re free!)
    We are Coke, We are Pepsi

    And we wear
    Canadian flags
    When we travel On our bags

    'Cause we are Americans (ah yeah!)
    We are Americans (c’mon everybody, make like you’re at Woodstock, yeah!)
    We are Americans
    We are Americans
    We are Americans, Here we go!
    We are Americans
    Everything I do… I do it for you.

    Americans, Corky and the Juice Pigs [who were a Canadian musical comedy group]

  • @himmyguap
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    4816 hours ago

    US citizen here and I’m surprised that 27% isn’t much higher.

    • @eronth
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      68 hours ago

      I’m guessing it’s a split between considering the govt an enemy but not the people, along with people who think it’s nearing-but-not-quite an enemy.

    • @GreenKnight23
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      2115 hours ago

      US citizen here. Even I view the US government as an enemy.

    • @[email protected]
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      1315 hours ago

      US citizen here… can I bump up that number for them please? I’ll work and pay taxes without complaining about them.

    • @[email protected]
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      915 hours ago

      It’s a problem with polls, they don’t give enough options and many times and the few options they give mean different to different people. If the US were an enemy I’d be too busy trying to figure out how to blow shit up in the US to have this conversation. That’s what I consider the word enemy to mean. We’re not there yet.

      I’d classify the US as an adversary though. A country I’m opposing by non-violent means.

  • 🎨 Elaine Cortez 🇨🇦
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    7520 hours ago

    It’s sad how the US has spent so long building up an alliance with Canada, only for it to all be ruined by Trump in such a short amount of time. I was planning on travelling to California but those plans have since been scrapped as I just don’t feel comfortable travelling to the US. I’m genuinely worried things may escalate further.

    • @[email protected]
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      513 hours ago

      I wanted to visit New York City but never had the chance.

      I’m not going to be going any time soon, that’s for sure.

    • @[email protected]
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      211 hours ago

      As a Californian I can assure you that unless you’re in the absolute middle of nowhere nobody would even bat an eye at you having a Canadian accent.

      • @frog_brawler
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        47 hours ago

        I think there’s concern about the fucking plane crashing on the way. 100% legit concern.

      • Lord Wiggle
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        47 hours ago

        Wow friend, that’s really reassuring buddy.

    • @[email protected]
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      3420 hours ago

      Well, with any luck we’ll both be able to visit the New California Republic in a few years

    • @[email protected]
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      1317 hours ago

      I have family down there that I’ll never see again. There’s no way in hell I’m going back down to that shithole, ever. It already felt like enemy territory even before the first Trump administration. Now it’s like booking a holiday in Nazi Germany in 1939. Fuck all that.

      • @Soggy
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        314 hours ago

        What part of the country already felt hostile? The South or some flyover state?

      • @[email protected]
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        I have relatives who moved to the states, they tend to come down once a year since they have their own business and can easily take off time whenever, whereas for me as a full-time employee it’s not so simple. I’ve already not visited the states in quite a few years so that part isn’t a loss for me at least.

        I dunno if they will visit this year though, that will be interesting to see what happens with that.

    • @[email protected]
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      416 hours ago

      We just cancelled our trip to Disney, which is sad, but I see there are some other locations in Tokyo or Paris, so might look at going there for a middle ground.

    • @[email protected]
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      618 hours ago

      It has been a constant barrage of misinformation spread across the world for decades.

      We’ve seen many reports of misinformation farms from Russia, China and North Korea and this is the result of it.