More than 50 percent of Canadians no longer feel safe or welcome traveling to the United States amid heightened tensions between the two nations.
The shocking revelation comes on the back of President Donald Trump‘s repeated attempts to pressure Canada and the nation’s leaders into becoming the 51st state of America.
He has also imposed significant tariffs on America’s northern neighbors, arguing that the United States needs ‘nothing’ from Canada to justify his trade war.
The survey of 1,626 people conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies found 52 percent of participants agreed with the statement: ‘It is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States.’
Broken down into age brackets, 59 percent of respondents aged above 55 agreed, and 47 percent aged between 18 and 54.
Additionally, 54 percent of total participants agreed with a statement that they don’t feel welcome in the United States anymore.
A whopping 60 percent in the above 55 age bracket agreed with that sentiment.
Meanwhile, just 27 percent said they disagreed with the statement, with 19 percent unsure.
More than 50 percent of Canadians no longer feel safe or welcome traveling to the United States amid heightened tensions between the two nations
During the recent election, Canadians came out strongly to vote for Liberal candidate Mark Carney, banishing ‘Canada’s Trump’ Pierre Poilievre in what was largely seen as a referendum on Trump north of the border
CEO and President of the Association for Canadian Studies Jack Jedwab warned the National Post this could have serious ramifications on the US tourism sector and relations between the neighboring nations.
‘If Canadians have serious concerns about this, it has ramifications for our ongoing travel and interaction with Americans and with the United States,’ he said.
‘It’s something that needs to be addressed and it’s something that Mr. Carney needs to help Mr. Trump understand.
‘There are economic ramifications arising from Canadians not feeling secure when travelling to the United States and not feeling welcome in the country that we generally see as the home of our main allies.’
But the biggest shock of the poll found that significantly more participants did not know how to respond to a question about Trump’s recent comments that the border between Canada and America is no more than an ‘artificially drawn line.’
Some 53 per cent of respondents voted they either agreed with the statement (23 percent) or were unsure how they felt (30 percent).
For respondents between 18 and 24, 39 per cent said ‘I don’t know.’
Jedwarb warned the results indicated young Canadians in particular might be ‘more vulnerable’ to that messaging from Trump.
The survey of 1,626 people conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies found 52 percent of participants agreed with the statement: ‘It is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States’
The shocking revelation comes on the back of President Donald Trump ‘s repeated attempts to pressure Canada and the nation’s leaders into becoming the 51st state of America
‘The most surprising part was that younger people were less sure about (the line/boundary being artificial), so they may be sort of more vulnerable to that type of rhetoric,’ he said.
During the recent election, Canadians came out strongly to vote for Liberal candidate Mark Carney, banishing ‘Canada’s Trump’ Pierre Poilievre in what was largely seen as a referendum on Trump north of the border.
A poll conducted by DailyMail.com determined the majority of Canadian voters were going to the ballot boxes with the consideration of who would be best suited to stand up to Trump.
Carney assured Canadians he would ‘win this trade war with America’ and continue to build a relationship with Trump despite ‘a crisis that we did not create.
‘As I’ve been warning for months, America wants our land, our water, our resources, our country… never,’ he said.
Carney said these were not ‘idle threats,’ adding: ‘President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us.’
‘That will never, ever happen. But we also must recognize the reality that our world has fundamentally changed,’ he said to applause.
He met with Trump in the Oval Office earlier this week, where the President doubled down on his ’51st state’ plans.
He met with Trump in the Oval Office earlier this week, where the President doubled down on his ’51st state’ plans
The explosive meeting was intended to foster better relations between the two nations as they seek to come to an agreement over the imposition of massive tariffs.
Trump said if the two nations joined together it would be a ‘wonderful marriage.’ He added: ‘But it takes two to tango, right?’
Carney told the former real estate developer flatly: ‘There are some places that are never for sale,’ mentioning the White House and Buckingham Palace.
Trump refused to give up hope, jovially adding: ‘I say ”never say never”.’
He went on to hail the meeting a success, later telling reporters: ‘We had a very great meeting. No tension, we want to do what’s right for our respective peoples.’
