Canada as 51st State? Four-in-five Americans say a merger should be up to Canadians; 90% of us say ‘no’
Americans oppose a merger 2:1; just 52% say if Canada does join the U.S., it should get ‘full statehood’January 14, 2025 –
Comments once dismissed as “ trolling”, “ musing” or “ Trump just being Trump” have taken on more serious overtones as the U.S. president-elect persists in talking about having Canada join the United States.
After a month of what was initially waved off as “ silly talk”, the narrative is creating significant anxiety among Canadians, and bemusement among the few Americans actually aware of the situation.
A cross-border study conducted by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds that while one-in-three Canadians (32%) believe Donald Trump is serious in his professed goal of making Canada the 51st state, most Americans – two-thirds – have paid little attention to the incoming president’s comments.
Link to the poll here: www.angusreid.org/ |
