In the summer of 2020, 73 per cent of Canadians told Research Co. and Glacier Media that the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States had been “very bad” or “bad” for Canada.

At the time, the COVID-19 pandemic was in the minds of most of us. Having little opportunity to go outside, on account of lockdowns and “work from home” directives, Canadians were exposed to coverage of American politics at a level they never had experienced before.

In that same survey, 44 per cent of Canadians thought Joe Biden would be a “very good” or “good” president for Canada. Reaction to the then-Democratic nominee was lukewarm, but clearly superior to the numbers posted by the Republican incumbent.

In less than six months, American voters will once again choose which one of these two men deserves another term at the White House. We recently asked Canadians about their views on the two de facto presidential nominees.

Perceptions of Trump’s tenure remain negative, but are not as terrible as they were in 2020. Almost three in five Canadians (59 per cent) think his time as president from January 2017 to January 2021 was “very bad” or “bad” for Canada (down 14 points).

Just under three in ten (29 per cent,........

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