- A new Politico poll indicates that 52% of Canadians are very proud of their nationality, a notable increase from 34% reported in December 2024.
- This renewed sense of national pride is linked to actions by Donald Trump, including his threat to make Canada the 51st state and the imposition of tariffs on Canadian exports.
- Trump had previously suggested acquiring Canada, and in February 2025, he signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada, prompting retaliatory tariffs from Canada.
- The US Supreme Court later ruled that tariffs imposed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump used, were unconstitutional.
- Despite collective pride, a majority of Canadians surveyed in the Politico poll acknowledge that the country remains internally divided.
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