Will U.S. travel pick up after midterm 'blue wave'? Not so fast, say these Canadians
Despite a shift in U.S. political leadership following the midterms, some Canadians remain hesitant to resume travel to the United States. Data indicates that while travel numbers are slowly recovering, they remain below pre-strained relationship levels.
Why it matters
This reflects the lingering impact of geopolitical tensions and trade disputes on cross-border tourism and public sentiment between Canada and the U.S.
But he was glad to see the Democratic Party take control of both chambers of Congress in a Nov. 3 vote that many observers have described as a resounding rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump .
"It's encouraging, isn't it? To see that there's finally some common sense coming around down there," said the 73-year-old from Manotick, Ont., an Ottawa suburb.
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May, who stopped travelling to the United States last year amid Trump's repeated threats against Canada, said he and his wife Patti aren't ready to go south of the border again just yet though.
The couple had spent winters in Florida for more than a decade before May said the atmosphere turned "toxic" as Trump mocked Canadian leaders and pushed to turn Canada into the "51st state."
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