Canadians younger than 55 do not have a deep emotional attachment to Canada, according to an Angus Reid survey, and their attachment is conditional on the country providing a good standard of living. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (and Jean Chrétien before him) were maybe right to characterize Canada as a postnational state. Canadians may thus be willing to integrate with the U.S., as President Donald Trump has repeatedly mused, if they become convinced it would raise their quality of life.
