Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. August 12th, 2026

For as long as anyone can remember, Canada and the U.S. have arguably been the world’s closest of allies and friends. The sibling settler-colonial nations sharing the world’s longest undefended border are deeply linked, culturally and economically, with any differences historically resolved respectfully. But as the trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump drags on, getting uglier every day, a growing number of Canadians have a very different view of America: our “enemy.” New polling by Leger found a strong plurality of Canadians (41 per cent) consider the U.S. an enemy...