Now this new statistic is surprising considering that no Canadian politicians have even expressed any interest in allowing any US States to secede to Canada.
On the other hand that retarded POTUS who wants to pressure Canada to be the 51st State, can only draw any interest from just around 9% of Canadians, of course including his cult followers on this Board.
One in Five Americans Want Their State to Secede and Join Canada: Poll
One in five Americans say they want their state to secede amid escalating tensions between the United States and Canada.
A new Leger poll revealed that 20 percent of Americans said they wanted their state to join Canada and secede from the union.
Why It Matters
Tensions between the United States and Canada have continued to climb amid President Donald Trump's newly imposed tariffs. Trump has also upset Canadians by saying he wants to make the country the 51st U.S. state.
As the tensions rise, the Leger poll suggests that a number of Americans would rather be Canadian than a member of the U.S.
What To Know
While few, 9 percent, of Canadians said they think it would be likely that Canada joins the United States, 20 percent of Americans in the poll said they would like their state to secede from the U.S. and become a part of their northern neighbor, according to the new Leger report.
Under the Fourteenth Amendment citizenship clause, states are determined to have no legal right to secede from the union, and one's U.S. citizenship would not terminate even if living in a country that seceded from the union.
As America continues to have a highly polarized climate, polls have indicated a shifting view on Trump's economic policies, and just 35 percent of Americans in the Leger poll said they supported Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports in the survey. And two-third of the respondents said they worried these tariffs would cause grocery prices to climb.
The survey was conducted from March 21 to March 24 based on the responses of around 1,600 Canadians and 1,000 Americans.
Trump previously threatened to use "economic force" to fully annex Canada and have the country join as the 51st state.
"I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada," Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview.
This comment was an exaggerated estimate of the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, which the U.S. Trade Representative Office has recorded at $63.3 billion in 2024.
In response to Trump's actions, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the "old relationship" between Canada and the U.S. was over, and that Canada will now work to "dramatically reduce" its dependence on the U.S.
Since Trump's tariffs, flight bookings from Canada to the U.S. have dropped by more than 70 percent for every month through to the end of September compared to the same period last year, according to aviation analytics provider OAG.
What People Are Saying
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference Thursday: "Our biggest challenge as a country is becoming the most urgent. Over the coming weeks, months, and years, we must fundamentally reimagine our economy. We will need to ensure that Canada can succeed in a drastically different world. The old relationship we had with the United States—based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation—is over.
"What exactly the United States does next is unclear. But what is clear is that we as Canadians have agency. We have power. We are masters in our own home. We can control our destiny. We can give ourselves much more than any foreign government, including the United States, can ever take away. We will need to dramatically reduce our reliance on the United States. We will need to pivot our trade relationships elsewhere, and we will need to do things previously thought impossible, at speeds we haven't seen in generations."
William F. Hall, adjunct professor of political science and business at Webster University in St. Louis told Newsweek: "It is not at all surprising that increasingly, more and more Americans are progressively expressing deep concerns over the current direction and status of many of the, literally, deluge of extremely highly and controversial policies, both being proposed and implemented under the current Trump Administration. So, in my view, it is also not surprising that there appears to be growing interest among Americans to want to escape what increasing numbers of American citizens believe to be policies that may not be in their best interests, either from an economic or political perspective."
Robert Shapiro, a political science professor at Columbia University, told Newsweek: "If responses supporting this come from people from states not bordering Canada, the findings can only be taken as symbolic and as a protest—which most such responses are likely to be anyway. They are not good indications of firm support if this became a real rather than hypothetical possibility. These responses do reflect unhappiness with Trump and what is currently happening in the US."
What Happens Next
The survey results reflect a growing disillusionment with where America is going under Trump, Hall said.
"It also, and perhaps even more importantly, may signal an ending of the honeymoon period previously being experienced, immediately following his stunning victory, during the 2024 presidential elections," Hall said. "Only time will tell."
www.newsweek.com
On the other hand that retarded POTUS who wants to pressure Canada to be the 51st State, can only draw any interest from just around 9% of Canadians, of course including his cult followers on this Board.
One in Five Americans Want Their State to Secede and Join Canada: Poll
One in five Americans say they want their state to secede amid escalating tensions between the United States and Canada.
A new Leger poll revealed that 20 percent of Americans said they wanted their state to join Canada and secede from the union.
Why It Matters
Tensions between the United States and Canada have continued to climb amid President Donald Trump's newly imposed tariffs. Trump has also upset Canadians by saying he wants to make the country the 51st U.S. state.
As the tensions rise, the Leger poll suggests that a number of Americans would rather be Canadian than a member of the U.S.
What To Know
While few, 9 percent, of Canadians said they think it would be likely that Canada joins the United States, 20 percent of Americans in the poll said they would like their state to secede from the U.S. and become a part of their northern neighbor, according to the new Leger report.
Under the Fourteenth Amendment citizenship clause, states are determined to have no legal right to secede from the union, and one's U.S. citizenship would not terminate even if living in a country that seceded from the union.
As America continues to have a highly polarized climate, polls have indicated a shifting view on Trump's economic policies, and just 35 percent of Americans in the Leger poll said they supported Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports in the survey. And two-third of the respondents said they worried these tariffs would cause grocery prices to climb.
The survey was conducted from March 21 to March 24 based on the responses of around 1,600 Canadians and 1,000 Americans.
Trump previously threatened to use "economic force" to fully annex Canada and have the country join as the 51st state.
"I deal with every country, indirectly or directly. One of the nastiest countries to deal with is Canada," Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview.
This comment was an exaggerated estimate of the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, which the U.S. Trade Representative Office has recorded at $63.3 billion in 2024.
In response to Trump's actions, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the "old relationship" between Canada and the U.S. was over, and that Canada will now work to "dramatically reduce" its dependence on the U.S.
Since Trump's tariffs, flight bookings from Canada to the U.S. have dropped by more than 70 percent for every month through to the end of September compared to the same period last year, according to aviation analytics provider OAG.
What People Are Saying
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference Thursday: "Our biggest challenge as a country is becoming the most urgent. Over the coming weeks, months, and years, we must fundamentally reimagine our economy. We will need to ensure that Canada can succeed in a drastically different world. The old relationship we had with the United States—based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation—is over.
"What exactly the United States does next is unclear. But what is clear is that we as Canadians have agency. We have power. We are masters in our own home. We can control our destiny. We can give ourselves much more than any foreign government, including the United States, can ever take away. We will need to dramatically reduce our reliance on the United States. We will need to pivot our trade relationships elsewhere, and we will need to do things previously thought impossible, at speeds we haven't seen in generations."
William F. Hall, adjunct professor of political science and business at Webster University in St. Louis told Newsweek: "It is not at all surprising that increasingly, more and more Americans are progressively expressing deep concerns over the current direction and status of many of the, literally, deluge of extremely highly and controversial policies, both being proposed and implemented under the current Trump Administration. So, in my view, it is also not surprising that there appears to be growing interest among Americans to want to escape what increasing numbers of American citizens believe to be policies that may not be in their best interests, either from an economic or political perspective."
Robert Shapiro, a political science professor at Columbia University, told Newsweek: "If responses supporting this come from people from states not bordering Canada, the findings can only be taken as symbolic and as a protest—which most such responses are likely to be anyway. They are not good indications of firm support if this became a real rather than hypothetical possibility. These responses do reflect unhappiness with Trump and what is currently happening in the US."
What Happens Next
The survey results reflect a growing disillusionment with where America is going under Trump, Hall said.
"It also, and perhaps even more importantly, may signal an ending of the honeymoon period previously being experienced, immediately following his stunning victory, during the 2024 presidential elections," Hall said. "Only time will tell."
One in five Americans want their state to secede and join Canada: Poll
A new Leger poll revealed that 20 percent of Americans said they wanted their state to join Canada and secede from the union.
www.newsweek.com
