Canadians appeared to be abandoning road trips to the U.S. amid President Donald Trump’s sovereignty and economic threats to their country.

The number of Canadian-resident return trips by car from the U.S. plunged 23% from a year ago in February, marking the second straight month with a year-over-year decline, Statistics Canada reported Monday.

The annual drops in January and February were the first and second since March 2021.

Canadians may have also opted to stay home due to the weak loonie making travel to the U.S. more expensive{ai:summary}<p>Canadians are increasingly forgoing road trips to the U.S., with car return trips down 23% year-over-year in February, according to Statistics Canada. This marks the second consecutive month of decline, the first such drops since March 2021. </p><p>#economy</p>

Number of Canadians travelling to U.S. plummets amid threats

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