President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and annexationist rhetoric toward Canada has soured Canadians’ attitudes about the U.S. and its new leader, according to a new Pollara poll. A majority of Canadian respondents say they now view the U.S. in a negative light after Trump’s election win — a reversal from the sentiment a year ago, the survey of over 1,500 adult Canadians found. Furthermore, just 10 per cent of Canadians believed Trump is joking in his threats to absorb Canada and make it the 51st U.S. state — and that was before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on a hot mic that he believes Trump is serious. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/just-1-in-10-canadians-think-trump-is-joking-about-making-canada-the-51st-state/article_d52afc4c-e891-11ef-a3c7-7f548a653f1e.html