North American Tracker (February 9, 2021): Biden’s Presidential Win: The Impact on Canada

Posted on February 9th, 2021 in Surveys

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. 

AMERICAN POLITICS

  • 61% of Canadians and 43% of Americans think the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States will improve Canada-US relations.
  • 47% of Canadians think that Biden promoting Buy American policies will negatively impact the Canadian economy, 40% think it will have no real impact, and 13% think it will have a positive impact.
  • Given the choice between taking significant steps to address climate change and growing the US economy at all costs, 56% of Canadians think Biden should prioritize addressing climate change. Americans are more divided: 37% think he should prioritize addressing climate change, and 40% think he should prioritize the economy.
  • The top 5 people Americans would like to see play a significant political role in the coming years are Bernie Sanders (39%), Donald Trump (35%), Mike Pence (31%), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (30%), and Pete Buttigieg (29%).

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from January 29, 2021 to January 31, 2021, with 1,559 Canadians and 1,000 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel To view the February 9, 2021 report, CLICK HERE.

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