Observers say there has been a growing wave of patriotic sentiment among Canadians since Trump took office and ratcheted up his anti-Canadian rhetoric.
The Canadian PressThe flags of Canada and the United States fly outside a hotel in downtown Ottawa, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
“I feel like the social and political climate in Canada is far better than what I’m seeing in the United States,” the fourth-year philosophy student said in an interview Tuesday. “If I can make a choice about where I’m going to spend probably many years of my life in grad school and afterwards, I would prefer to stay here.”
The Calgary-born Miksha celebrates Canada Day and marks Remembrance Day. Although he has always felt a “quiet pride” in being Canadian, he said he has never been given to overt displays of patriotism. But after hearing Trump’s attacks, he has decided not only to forego American universities but also to buy Canadian whenever possible.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said Monday that Trump’s threats have brought a “beautiful” Maple Leaf surge, with people actively looking for ways they can celebrate Canadian producers and products. “I think that comes alongside a bit of an anti-American sentiment,” she said, “a frustration that our closest neighbour and trading partner has decided to treat us this way.”
“Things that we thought that we could count on are being thrown into question, and we’re left trying to anticipate where President Trump’s moods and his sense of political advantage will take us next,” Miller said. “There’s madness in the air.”In a speech Saturday night after Trump had signed an executive order saying tariffs would take effect Tuesday, Trudeau invoked the resilience of “Team Canada,” called on Canadians to stand united and asked everyone to do their bit.
Trump’s threats of tariffs or annexation play out differently depending on whether someone is working in the oil sector, fisheries or finances, said the University of Toronto’s Schatz. And being Canadian means something different to those living in Ontario, Quebec, B.C. or Newfoundland and Labrador.
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