The initial shock has worn off and the reality of the U.S.-Canada tariff war has started to sink in.
On March 4, the United States introduced tariffs of 25 per cent on Canadian goods entering the U.S., while for energy imports, the tariff would be 10 per cent. Canada immediately responded in kind, and the U.S. president has vowed to impose further tariffs on Canadian imports.
The tariffs, and also the president香蕉视频直播檚 repeated comments about annexing Canada, have affected relations between the two countries.
An Angus Reid Institute poll released March 4, the day the tariffs took effect, showed Canada香蕉视频直播檚 warm view of the United States has cooled considerably.
In October, 2002, 72 per cent of Canadians surveyed had a favourable view of the United States. By March 2025, this had fallen to just 24 per cent.
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Earlier, as the U.S. president began ramping up his comments about Canada as a U.S. state, Canadians were not in favour of the idea.
In a poll released on Jan. 31, YouGov.com, a U.K.-based international market research and data analytics firm, 77 per cent of Canadians strongly or somewhat oppose joining U.S. while 15 per cent strongly or somewhat support joining U.S.
In a Feb. 5 Angus Reid poll, 59 per cent of Canadians said they had a deep emotional attachment to Canada, up from 49 per cent in December 2024. Only four per cent of those surveyed believed Canada should join the United States, down from six per cent in January.
The poll also showed 91 per cent of Canadians believe Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the United States as a trading partner. In 2024, close to 76 per cent of Canada香蕉视频直播檚 total exports and more than 62 per cent of Canada香蕉视频直播檚 total imports were with the U.S.
Canadians no longer feel the same strong connection to the United States as in past years, nor do they want to have the close economic connection the two nations have had in the past.
No matter how the present tariff war and annexation comments play out, the relationship between the United States and Canada will change.
Two countries which once enjoyed close ties will need to look at how to live as neighbours but not necessarily friends.
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