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nearly one third Canadian A new poll shows they fear a U.S. military invasion.
Survey finds one in five Americans worried their country could attack its northern neighbor given Donald Trump’s policies Venezuelan military operations and threats to Greenland.
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This poll was conducted by Ledgerwhich surveyed 1,540 Canadians and 1,011 Americans between January 9 and 11. 31% of Canadian respondents said they were worried about the United States invading their country, while another 55% Greenland It is the next country in Trump’s sights.
The survey also found that 51% predicted Trump would intervene in politics cubawhile 47% said his goal was Panama Next. Only 36% thought he would send Support Iranian protesterseven though the president Promise “Help is on the way.”
said Andrew Enns, Executive Vice President, Central Canada Region canadian news agency Canadians’ opinion of the U.S. government “wasn’t very high to begin with.” However, he added that the new data could be good news for Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“It keeps the embers of patriotism and ‘defend Canada’ burning bright, and I think that’s helpful for the prime minister and his government,” Enns said.
Mark Carney elected Anti-Trump sentiment rises in Canada after The president threatens to invade the country Aiming to make it the 51st state of the United States.
After winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump repeatedly mentioned the then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dubbed “Governor Trudeau” implying that he oversees a U.S. state rather than an independent government.
Right-wing media supports the idea fox news Jesse Waters claims This is a ‘privilege’ for Canada was taken over.
Enns said the series of events means it “doesn’t take much” for Canadians’ views of the U.S. government to worsen.
A total of 53% of Canadian respondents in the survey believed that any U.S. intervention would be negative because “it is a serious violation of a country’s sovereignty.”
Only 23% have a positive view Trump captures Maduroa majority (56%) said it further worsened their view of the U.S. government.
However, the survey also shows that most countries are paying close attention to U.S. activities.
About two-thirds of people are paying close attention to the current situation in Venezuela, with that number jumping to 77 per cent among Canadians aged 55 and older.
About 55% of those aged 35 to 54 are also paying close attention to the United States, as are 60% of those aged 18 to 34.
As tensions between Canada and the United States continue to grow increasingly tense, the northern nation is increasingly looking elsewhere for trade.
Prime Minister Carney told Chinese President Xi Jinping He hoped the two countries would achieve “historic results” from the new partnership when he visited Beijing in recent days.
Speaking to Trump’s nemesis Xi Jinping, Carney added: “We will bring stability, security and prosperity to people on both sides.”
The Chinese president welcomed the “improvement” in relations between the two countries, adding that he was “happy” with the development.