While U.S.-Canada trade negotiations continue, a new Ipsos poll has found that Canadian attitudes toward U.S. annexation have solidified against the idea of becoming the 51st state, with support dropping sharply as Canadians increasingly view the proposal as rhetoric.
A new Ipsos poll shows Canadian pride hardening against the idea of U.S. annexation, even as Trump’s “51st state” rhetoric fades in credibility. Support for joining America has collapsed, and opposition remains entrenched at 79%.
Since January, the number of Canadians who view Trump’s talk as a genuine threat to sovereignty has plunged 17 points (from 48% to 31%). Promised incentives such as U.S. citizenship and currency conversion have also lost appeal, with support for annexation under those terms dropping 14 points, to just 16%. Even the sense of national pride stirred by Trump’s remarks has slipped, falling six points to 72%.
The findings suggest Canadians have moved from curiosity to outright dismissal. What began as speculation about opportunity or sovereignty is now seen as nothing more than political theater.
But the deeper issue revealed here is pride. Canadians are not basing their opposition on sober reflection about what might strengthen or weaken their nation—they are clinging to national pride for its own sake. And pride is never a safe foundation. As Proverbs warns: “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18).
This poll does not showcase Canada’s strength. It exposes its fragility. When a people place pride above humility, they move closer to ruin. Pride does not preserve a nation—it corrodes it from within. The danger is not Trump’s rhetoric; the danger is Canadians destroying their country just so they can boast, “Look at us, Trump—we don’t need you.”
Nations fall when pride rules. Individuals fall the same way. The answer is not more pride but more humility—the kind only found in Jesus Christ.
Consider making Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior today.
These results are from an Ipsos poll conducted September 9–12, 2025, with a sample of 2,001 Canadians aged 18+. Margin of error ±2.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
