Canada’s Breakup With America: A New Poll Reveals a Widening Rift and a Pivot to China

POLITICO’s POLL with Public First finds Canadians increasingly view the U.S. as a destabilizing and unreliable partner under Trump: roughly 58% say the U.S. is not a reliable ally, about 57% say it cannot be depended on in a crisis, and 69% say it tends to create problems for others. The results show a lasting chill in Canada–U.S. ties, with Ottawa pursuing diversifying partnerships (EU, China, Qatar) and even some openness to closer ties with China as a counterweight, while many Canadians expect a post‑Trump recovery for the relationship, a sizable minority doubt that return is possible. Border-town life and cross-border travel have also weakened amid the shift.