The Graphic Truth: No need to liberate Canada

Paige Fusco

Tucker Carlson says it’s time to invade Canada because the Canucks are being oppressed by an authoritarian government that won’t let them run amok with guns (and unvaccinated). But a bit of digging by Maru Public Opinion shows that the vast majority of Canadians are not feeling oppressed. Sure, some would prefer looser gun laws, but the majority are not screaming about tyranny or planning a revolution. We look at their views on various freedoms and compare the percentage of each population, American and Canadian, that believes relations between the two countries have gotten worse.

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