In January, Trump threatened to use "economic force" to annex Canada.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/4120414

One in five Americans (20 per cent) polled by Leger this week say they would like their state to join Canada, more than double the proportion of Canadians who said they would like their country to become the 51st state of the United States. Article content

“Only 9 per cent of Canadians believe it is likely that Canada will become the 51st U.S. state. By contrast, 20 per cent of Americans would like their state to join Canada and become a Canadian province, a proportion that is higher among respondents aged 18 to 34 (30 per cent),” reads the new Léger report.

  • @[email protected]
    5•20 days ago

    Oddly, I feel Mexico is a better fit for my state of California, especially with their recent cool shift in an educated President. Maybe we can get a sort of E.U. style thing except for Canada, Mexico and blue states, plus whoever else would make sense.

  • @[email protected]English
    3•20 days ago

    I want to be Canadian so BAD, been looking to move for the past 5 years. That looks less and less like a possibility. Y’all don’t need more people competing for housing. Please take all the West Coast, which is and always has been an inseparable part of Canada.

  • @[email protected]
    32•20 days ago

    Minnesota here. Yes, please. Pretty sure at least half the state wanted to be Canadian my whole life.

    • Pyr
      10•20 days ago

      Unfortunately Canada would love more territory but I think we would have to refuse unless everyone who voted for Trump left the state beforehand.

    • Banana
      13•20 days ago

      Id be happy to not have to cross the boarder to see that dope Minnesota rap

  • Goldholz
    13•20 days ago

    The colonies are coming back you say?

    turns on dramatic lights and orchester playing

    “You say The price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay You cry In your tea, which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by Why so sad? Remember, we made an arrangement when you went away Now, you’re making me mad Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man You’ll be back, soon, you’ll see You’ll remember you belong to me You’ll be back, time will tell You’ll remember that I served you well Oceans rise, empires fall We have seen each other through it all And when push comes to shove I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!”

    • @[email protected]English
      5•20 days ago

      Dammit, now I’m gonna have “da da de dah dah dah da dee dee dah” looping in my head all day.

      Doesn’t change the fact that I’d be happier than a pig in shit if my (already blue) state was annexed by Canada.

    • Goldholz
      4•20 days ago

      I am sure king charles III wont mind you back. But you will have to pay for the tea you threw into the harbor!! That good tea!!!

    • TCGMEnglish
      2•20 days ago

      Poor Colorado being left behind with the ingrates T_T

    • @[email protected]English
      4•20 days ago

      I think there’s a fair chance to get Alaska in as a separate province… They have closer ties to Canada, by and large, than they do with the mainland. Economic and social.

  • @[email protected]English
    3•20 days ago

    If given an independence option (well really it would only be viable if other Northeastern states left,) I’d vote for that, but if it’s just stay or join Canada I’d vote for joining Canada.

  • @[email protected]
    23•20 days ago

    Isn’t this apples to oranges?

    9% of Canadians “believe it is likely Canada will become 51st state” vs. 20% of Americans “would like their state to join Canada”

    • @[email protected]
      13•20 days ago

      Good catch, those are two very different things being compared as if they are equivalent. I would expect that the number of Canadians who actually want Canada to get annexed by the US is lower than the number who think it is likely.

    • @[email protected]
      6•20 days ago

      Other similar polls in the timeframe put “would want to” at about 9% as well. Some are even phrased as “would vote to”.

      What surprised me was the 18-34 demo who are apparently about 17% for it.

      That being said, the quality of a lot of these polls aren’t great. Many aren’t random samples and come with a big disclaimer.

      But, still, none have been as high as 20%. That’s crazy high as a national average. Really curious breakdown by state. The most support for joining to USA is AB and it’s still around just 13%. This suggests the most “I want to leave” state wants to join Canada much more than the most “I want to leave province” wants to join the USA.