It has been nine months since Donald Trump returned to the White House, and in that time has upended the world order around trade, relentlessly expressed an “America first” mentality, and mused about annexing Canada as the 51 st state.

He also seems to have upended how Canadians see our southern neighbour.

At the core of that shift is trust, which our data show Canadians have lost. When trust between neighbours breaks, proximity becomes the problem, and right now six in 10 Canadians say we can never trust the United States the same way again.

That measure has remained remarkably consistent since tracking began in February , despite efforts made by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team to preserve the relationship while defending Canadian interests.

Canada’s relations

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