Whether this impression is fair or groundless, it exists (when I asked my 10,000 poll respondents to tap in the word or phrase they most associated with the Conservatives, they were as likely to write “Trump” as “Pierre”) and it could hardly be more damaging. Four years ago, my polling found that only a quarter of Canadians saw the U.S. as a threat. Today, only a quarter see their southern neighbour as an ally. Canadians are more likely to have an unfavourable view of Trump than of Vladimir Putin, and they think it’s more important to stand up to Washington than Beijing. Though Trump will be gone in fewer than 850 days, voters overwhelmingly think the U.S. relationship will matter at least as much in the next Canadian federal election as it does now. “Trump winning a second term proves we can’t trust them,” one Ontario voter told us. “Even
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