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.
I am a U.S. citizen (stuck in the U.S.) and I view the U.S. as an enemy country
How are you stuck in the US?
I don’t have the financial wherewithal to pick up and move to another country. If I did I’d be out of here.
I would have thought this would be much higher than 1/3.
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.
As they should.
The poll is recent.
As a Canadian, this didn’t feel right so I actually opened the article and there you go it’s an online survey.
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.
So 73% of Canadians don’t see the news?
It’s all relative… Just like math.
The United States of America is the enemy of the free world
There isn’t really a free world but the USA is definitely an enemy
I personally would not be surprised if musk and trump will try to start a new Hitler era.
They’re already well on their way.
I think there’s a higher percentage of Americans that view the U.S. as an enemy country than Canadians.
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 AmericansWe’re strong (we’re strong!)
And we’re free (we’re free!)
We are Coke, We are PepsiAnd 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]
US citizen here and I’m surprised that 27% isn’t much higher.
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.
US citizen here. Even I view the US government as an enemy.
US citizen here… can I bump up that number for them please? I’ll work and pay taxes without complaining about them.
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.
The US is the enemy of the world. Even of its own people.
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.
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.
Well, with any luck we’ll both be able to visit the New California Republic in a few years
So what you’re saying is California will declare its independence as soon as the genetic experiments to create an army of two-headed bears are successful?
Funny part first time I saw it I thought it could be 2 bears in profile for California mark 2.
I could see that if the second bear wasn’t missing two sets of legs.
It’s perspective hahahah
That’s not how perspective works.
As a Californian, I’m hella stoked for the future nation of Pacifica.
If NY and California just split off or joined with Canada…
They should apply to the EU
Patrolling the Mojave? Nah, a stroll around the Night City should be nicer even.
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.
I think there’s concern about the fucking plane crashing on the way. 100% legit concern.
Wow friend, that’s really reassuring buddy.
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.
What part of the country already felt hostile? The South or some flyover state?
Florida I’m sure
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.
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.
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.
