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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.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

As they should.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago

There isn't really a free world but the USA is definitely an enemy

[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 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.

[–] NoxAstrum 11 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

So 73% of Canadians don't see the news?

[–] MattW03 3 points 19 hours ago

It's all relative... Just like math.

[–] avidamoeba 1 points 17 hours ago

Sir, we have Fox News in most cable bundles.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

The poll is recent.

[–] Grant_M 4 points 20 hours ago

The longer Americans wait to oust the Nazi regime occupying the WH, the more that number will rise.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day 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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

They're already well on their way.

[–] [email protected] 306 points 1 day ago (30 children)

I view the U.S. as an enemy country right now, and I live here.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago

The US is the enemy of the world. Even of its own people.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 day ago (29 children)

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] 1 points 16 hours ago

I wanted to go to my first Combo Breaker in Chicago but that's not happening.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day 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]

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm an American and also see the United States as an enemy country. Our worst enemy, in fact.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 day ago

Meanwhile, at the Kremlin

[–] [email protected] 76 points 1 day ago (11 children)

I’m an American, and I have never felt more politically or ideologically alienated from the country that is supposedly “mine”. Seriously considering fucking off, finding somewhere else to live, and renouncing my citizenship.

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 1 day ago (14 children)

We are absolutely an enemy to the free world now. There used to be a tiny sliver of decency, but that has long since been abandoned.

To the rest of the world: take us down.

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