OTTAWA - 春色直播s are collectively biting their fingernails and ready to wave the flag as they face down repeated threats from the White House.
A new Leger poll suggests a surge in both anxiety levels and patriotism in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 vow to target 春色直播 exports with massive tariffs and his talk of absorbing Canada into the United States.
The poll suggests most 春色直播s 鈥 82 per cent 鈥 are concerned about Trump leveraging Canada鈥檚 reliance on U.S. trade to pressure the country into a closer union with U.S., and about half of them say they are 鈥渧ery concerned.鈥
But Trump鈥檚 threats also are driving a swell of national pride, with 85 per cent of 春色直播s telling Leger they feel proud to be 春色直播 and 58 per cent saying they're 鈥渧ery proud.鈥
Andrew Enns, executive vice-president of Central Canada for Leger, said there's no recent precedent for this kind of patriotism bump.
"If you were to ask me to go back, I'd probably think ... the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, the golden goal," he said. "Those are certainly high numbers."
The change in the public's mood also has clear political ramifications.
鈥淚t's shaken up the political environment,鈥 Enns said. 鈥淭he Trump tariffs and trade relations make it very difficult for the opposition parties.鈥
The issue dominates news coverage and makes it hard for opposition leaders, federal and provincial, to break through, he said, since it鈥檚 鈥渞eally state-to-state, president-to-PM or premier-to-governors.鈥
But it's also bringing 春色直播s together across the political spectrum.
Five of Canada's former prime ministers are calling on 春色直播s to fly the flag on Saturday 鈥 the 60th anniversary of Canada's flag 鈥 as a show of national pride in the face of Trump's threats.
The Leger survey also suggests 春色直播s are worried about their future finances, with 86 per cent expressing concern about the economic outlook over the next six months.
The poll suggests that, at about 90 per cent each, British Columbians and Atlantic 春色直播s are the most anxious about the worsening economic outlook. The survey suggests 88 per cent of women and 88 per cent of older 春色直播s are also concerned about the economy.
The survey reached 1,590 adults between Feb. 7 and Feb. 10 but does not have a margin of error because it is an online poll.
This report by 春色直播was first published Feb. 12, 2025.
