Posted on 11/02/2009 6:47:31 PM PST by RobinMasters
Canadians are no more loving of the United States under its current leadership than during George W. Bush's presidency, suggested a poll published Monday. But they do like President Barack Obama a whole lot more than his predecessor, said the Historica Dominion Institute survey of 1,018 Canadians.
Obama was viewed favorably by 86 percent of respondents, compared to only 21 percent for Bush in 2005.
"What's striking about these findings is how Canadians have detached their personal view of Barack Obama, whom they quite like and respect, from the United States, which they still view with skepticism, even distrust," said Andrew Cohen, president of the institute.
Compared to results of a similar poll taken four years ago, Canadians have a marginally improved view of Americans as individual people, with 71 percent expressing a favorable view in 2009 versus 68 percent in 2005.
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Just to the south and east of me, and that ain’t no joke.
Some of you are putting far to much faith in “ Historica Dominion Institute” survey of 1,018 Canadians.
If they distrust us so much, how comes thousands of them come across the border each year to spend the winter in Arizona, Texas and Florida? They all seem to wish that they could leave Canada, but their retirement and health care would be suspended. So they are tied to the country..they trust?
Amerika Lite
Gotcha. And agree with you about Toronto.
IMHO, they don’t. This might have been a hand picked poll.
IIRC back before Stephen Harper was elected, thay had a poll larger than this one, to show he was losing.
It was wrong.
You are an excellent example of the kind of provincial moron produced in that freezing headless heap of rock. Bite my ass you simpleton.
Even if snowbirding Canadians were forced to live in New Orleans, Downtown Houston, or Memphis, they would remain liberal socialists. Like all liberals, they start with a chip on their collective shoulders (not being American in their case), and then seek compensatory moral superiority through an ostensibly charible political philosophy.
What a laugh!Buahahahahahaha!
Nah! Don't believe a word of this liberal pap. Canadians who have examined obama, beyond the image mongering foisted on an unsuspecting public by Axworthy and the Obama media czars, understand one thing:
Obama is no friend of Canada's. Obama is against free trade and intends to "renegotiate" it. Obama is a union placating piece of shite.Obama is the much worse than Pierre Elliot Trudeau equivalent that nearly ruined Canada as a nation.Any Canadian who has looked at Obama beyond the distance of the end of their proboscus, either upper or lower, understands one thing:
The sooner Obama is gone, the better it will be for Canada and her economy.
This so called survey targeted the mindless wankers of Canada, the ill informed.Ask a cadre of bankers, stock brokers and economists in Canada what they think of Obama.Then you will get the truth of what informed Canadians feel about Obama.
And it ain't comfort.
As well they should. We are very likely to make fun of them...Eh?
The Canuks perceive everything with a slightly different flavour and colouration.
“Hosers ,eh?”” Eh ya! They can all hark off, eh?
Like Minnesotans, they are inveterate do-gooders who are oblivious to the abuse potential intrinsic to social programs. Misguidely, they want to trust that their good neighbor Canadians will not loot the system.
Like Him? You can have his Kenyan ass. Just keep him from coming back. And take his fat ass wife too.
But they like Obama? I think this is a silly, silly poll.
I guess Obama can write off the Terrance and Phillip vote....
I’m originally from BC and yes, it’s plain jealousy. No one will say it and it’s not even an assumption.
Since we were in grade school, we were “indoctrinated” to hate the U.S. C
It just gets to Canadians they know more of the US but an American public school grad couldnt find nor care about Canada on a world map.
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