Canadians see U.S. relationship as just as bad as with Russia: survey
Global News
According to polling, Canadians say their relationship with the United States has sunk to levels comparable to that of Russia and China, and citing Trump's actions.
Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to a survey that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico.
Just 16 per cent of Canadians surveyed by Leger say Canada has a good relationship with the U.S., compared to 15 per cent for ties with Russia.
Meanwhile, 36 per cent of Canadians say Ottawa has a good relationship with Beijing, while the number ranks higher than 75 per cent for ties with Mexico, the European Union and the U.K.
“When Canadians give their relationship with the United States such a really horrible evaluation, it’s largely attributable to our expectations about that relationship, which are generally considerably better” than the current situation, said Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies.
“To see it hit that level where we evaluate our relations with the United States as badly as we do our relationship with Russia — and assess our relations with China better than our relations with the United States — is really mind-boggling.”
Leger Marketing surveyed 1,603 people from April 17 to 19 for the Association for Canadian Studies. It can not be assigned a margin of error because it was a panel survey.
Jedwab said virtually all of these sentiments can be attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump threatening Canada’s sovereignty and economy, as well as those of other regions.
“Donald Trump has done more to unify Canadians than any leaders since the post-Confederation period,” he said.
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