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Canadians are becoming fearful of our next door neighbour, the disunited state of America.

An Angus Reid poll finds that nearly 70 per cent of us believe that democracy in the US, such as that is, cannot survive another Trump presidency. And we're worried about what that means for Canada.

Four-in-five Canadians say they are worried the current state of U.S. democracy will negatively impact Canada’s economy and security. This is the majority belief across regional and political lines, though past Conservative voters are most likely to dissent at one-in-five (22%).

Further, there are many Canadians who believe Trump winning a second term in 2024 would mean the end of democracy in the United States. Seven-in-ten (68%) of Canadians agree that democracy in the U.S. cannot survive another four years of Trump as president. They are joined in that sentiment by half (49%) of Americans, but many (44%) on that side of the 49th parallel believe democracy in the U.S. will be fine even if Trump is president again.

Regardless of who ends up running for the presidency in 2024, there is concern on both sides of the border that the path the United States is heading down is increasingly an authoritarian one. Approaching half on both sides of the border (47% in Canada, 49% in the U.S.) believe the U.S. is on its way to becoming an authoritarian state.

See, it's not just you. Most of us have an uneasy sense of what's coming, even Canadian Conservatives. Trump recently called Trudeau a "left wing lunatic." 


Comments

  1. Owen GrayFebruary 9, 2022 at 8:39 AM

    Only those who are wilfully blind ignore the catastrophe of a second Trump presidency, Mound.

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    1. The Disaffected LibFebruary 9, 2022 at 9:37 AM

      The question is how we should prepare for it, Owen. What do we need to do in the event that impulsive malefactor is returned to the White House?

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  2. lungtaFebruary 9, 2022 at 12:45 PM

    We are everything the Americans are
    Plus the arrogance that somehow we are better.
    Harper, Kenny, both Fords, Poilievre , Savage prove it
    The enemy is within

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    1. The Disaffected LibFebruary 9, 2022 at 2:04 PM

      I'm not ready to treat the right as enemies quite yet, Lungta. It troubles me, however, that I cannot rule that out.

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  3. TrailblazerFebruary 9, 2022 at 8:11 PM

    The threat of Quebec separation pales to the current situation.

    TB

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