A new survey by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) shows two-thirds of Canadians dread another term in the White House for Donald Trump.
Some 28 per cent polled say another four years of Trump would be “terrible news” for Canada, while 38 per cent say a Trump win would be “bad.” Fifteen per cent say it would be good or excellent news.
Almost 70 per cent of Canadians believe Trump would negatively affect global peace, American unity and the overall Canada-U.S. relationship. At the same time, two in five think a second term would have “very negative” impacts on climate change and the Canadian economy.
While 32 per cent chose Conservative Pierre Poilievre as best PM to deal with Trump, and 20 per cent picked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, about 32 per cent say neither is a good option.
Although there is a tiny minority of Liberal, NDP, or Bloc Québécois voters believe a Trump victory would be good for Canada, there is a noticeable disagreement among Conservative voters.
According to the survey, two in five Conservative voters view a new Trump administration as good or excellent news for Canada, while nearly the same number believe it would have negative impacts. One in five Conservatives say they are neutral or have mixed feelings.
Since immigration has been a key pillar of the 2024 Republican platform, three-quarters of Canadians say they would prefer Canada to prepare to prevent an influx of refugees, the poll finds.
When it comes to the Keystone XL’s pipeline project that was suspended by the Biden administration, almost half of Canadians believe it would be a good thing to revive the project, that Trump backed in his first term.
The ARI survey coincided with President Joe Biden’s decision to stop his re-election campaign, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
She has since gone on to secure enough delegates to ensure she will be the nominee, raised $100 million US and sign up more than 50,000 campaign volunteers.
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has Harris with a two point lead — 44 to 42 per cent.
