Most people view U.S. as a possible threat to Canadian sovereignty: Nanos survey
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Nearly two thirds of Canadian survey respondents say they are concerned about the U.S. being a potential threat to Canada’s sovereignty, according to new data from Nanos Research.
According to the survey, 64 per cent of respondents say they feel concerned, while 19 per cent say they are not concerned, and 17 per cent say they are neutral, about the U.S. being a threat to Canadian sovereignty.
Broken down by demographic, the age group with the highest level of concern is Canadians aged 55 and older, while women are also more likely to be concerned than men — 69.3 per cent compared to 57.9 per cent — and people in Atlantic Canada are more likely to be concerned than those in the Prairies.
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