A new survey shows that many Canadians consider their southern neighbors “unfriendly” amid tensions over President Trump’s trade policy.
in yougov Surveys, 44% of respondents said the US was “unfriendly” when asked whether they viewed the country as a “Canadian alliance or enemy.” 15% of polls said the United States is an “allier”, 10% are called “friendly”, 20% are called “enemies”, and 11% are “not sure”.
Tensions between longtime allies and Canada have risen in recent months amid Trump’s upset over the global trade order.
Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said negotiations with Trump on US economic and security ties would begin after the later Canadian federal elections. this month.
“As President Trump and I agree, the US President and Canadian Prime Minister will begin negotiations on new economic and security ties right after the federal election,” Carney said on Social Platform X.
A YouGov survey also found that 61% of respondents said they had begun boycotting American companies. 32% said they had not started a boycott form, while 7% said they didn’t know.
A survey released later last month found that 17% of US adults who support Canada are the 51st state in the United States. This is an idea Trump has raised several times in recent months.
The YouGov survey was conducted between March 27th and April 2nd and was characterized by a margin of error of 993 people and a positive or negative 3.1 percentage points.
