A plurality of Canadians and Americans perceive U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s stated ambition to transform Canada into the 51st state as a display of bravado rather than a serious proposal, a new survey suggests. But a notable number think he’s serious, or aren’t sure.
Fifty-two percent of Canadians and 44 percent of Americans polled in a cross-border study by the Angus Reid Institute said Trump’s threat is simply showboating. But 32 percent of Canadians and 22 percent of Americans are taking the 51st state comments seriously and 16 percent of Canadians and 32 percent of Americans said they are not sure what to think, the poll found.
