Poll shows Canadians view Americans far less favorably than vice-versa

A recent Angus Reid poll finds that a large share of Canadians hold negative opinions of the United States, while most Americans express positive views of Canada.

According to a July poll by Angus Reid, Canadians are markedly more critical of the United States than Americans are of Canada. The Canadian results show 29% unfavourable and 19% very unfavourable attitudes toward Americans, while just 13% feel very favourable and 32% favourable. Among U.S. respondents, 39% expressed very favourable views of Canadians and 40% favourable, with only six percent unfavourable and one percent very unfavourable.

Researchers suggest the gap stems from an "attention gap," noting that 91% of Canadians versus 69% of Americans are following news about pending tariffs slated for mid-August. Political affiliation also influences perceptions: self-identified MAGA Republicans in the U.S. view Canadians positively by a four-to-one margin, whereas Canadian Conservative voters are the only group with a majority favourable view of Americans. The poll surveyed 2,199 Canadian adults and 1,000 American adults, with margins of error of plus or minus two and three percent respectively.