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GOLDEN, British Columbia<\/strong> — I received a grim prediction from a resident of Vancouver, B.C.: My hunt for a Canadian who supports Donald J. Trump is likely to prove futile.<\/p>\n

No worries. I intend to keep looking for that individual.<\/p>\n

My acquaintance, a retired biochemist who is on his way to Regina, Saskatchewan to see family members, told me that Trump supporters in this country are a scarce commodity.<\/p>\n

What is this gentleman’s view of the president of the United States?<\/p>\n

“He is too unpredictable,” he said. “He just doesn’t act presidential,” he continued. “We expect more, I guess, from the president of the United States.”<\/p>\n

Does that sound familiar? Sure it does. We might have this lengthy divide between our two countries, but we do share the same massive — and magnificent — continent. Most Americans and Canadians appear to be of like minds regarding the president, according to the gentleman.<\/p>\n

What’s more, this fellow we met told us a quick story about his father. “My dad happens to be an American,” he said. My new friend explained that when Trump was running for president in 2016, his father — who he described as a “right wing thinking” sort of fellow — was all for Trump. “He just thought Trump was going to ‘make America great again,’ and all that kind of thing,” he friend said.<\/p>\n

His father’s view now?<\/p>\n

“Dad has changed his mind,” he said.<\/p>\n

My acquaintance didn’t say it directly, but his slight chuckle while discussing Donald Trump seems to reveal a view my cousin revealed to me about a Canadian friend of his. Canadians are laughing<\/em> at us Americans. OK, I get it. Except that none of this man’s tenure in office is funny.<\/p>\n

So, the hunt goes on.<\/p>\n

I hope the retired biochemist is mistaken. I am going to keep searching for a pro-Trump Canadian.<\/p>\n

Y’all will be among the first to know if I find that person.<\/p>\n\n

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