Poll: Canadians despise Trump and distrust US
Three quarters of Canadians dislike President Donald Trump — and Conservatives appear likely to pay a painful price for it in the country’s Monday election, according to a POLITICO/Focaldata poll of Canadian voters.
About two in five voters (39 percent) told Focaldata, a U.K. pollster, that Trump was a top concern in the election, second only to cost of living (60 percent).
Since Trump’s return to the White House — and Justin Trudeau’s exit as Canada’s prime minister — the Conservative Party led by populist Pierre Poilievre has watched a 25-point polling lead disintegrate in front of its eyes. Conservatives now trail in most surveys, including the POLITICO/Focaldata poll.
Canada’s election has transformed into a test of Trump’s political influence beyond the United States. In a backlash against his threats and trade war, about half of Canadians now consider the U.S. as a hostile power, a dramatic turn among moderate and Liberal-leading Canadians.
In a Time magazine interview published Friday, Trump again reiterated his desire to annex Canada: “The only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state.”
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 27, 2025 7:24 AM
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Hope Canada and China hook up and destroy Trump.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 26, 2025 3:40 PM
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I'm surprised that 25% of Canadians DON'T despise Dump. (I understand that Canadian deplorables are a thing, though.)
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | April 26, 2025 3:42 PM
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It's not just Canadians...
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | April 26, 2025 4:15 PM
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[quote] Since Trump’s return to the White House — and Justin Trudeau’s exit as Canada’s prime minister — the Conservative Party led by populist Pierre Poilievre has watched a 25-point polling lead disintegrate in front of its eyes. Conservatives now trail in most surveys, including the POLITICO/Focaldata poll.
Like almost all Americans, I don’t follow Canadian politics or really anything that happens in Canada, but it’s my understanding that the Conservatives have had just a Me-Too position in this election regarding the U.S., expressing the same views as the Liberal party. With no difference, it makes sense for the voters to just vote for the Liberal party and give them a landslide. The Conservatives can then spend a few years figuring out how they want to differentiate themselves from the Liberals.
For those who know better, educate me.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | April 26, 2025 8:13 PM
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R4, the Conservatives waited a long time before they really criticized Trump and Pierre Poilievre reminds many Canadians of Trump because of his Trump-like qualities (attacking journalists, threatening to defund public broadcasting, his nasty tone, etc.).
It's also not a secret that the Conservative base has many people in it who like Trump and that the Conservative Party is closer in ideology to the Republicans than the Liberals.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 27, 2025 7:24 AM
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