maybe you guys shouldn't hang out with us anymore our bad habits seem to be rubbing off.

The headline really is 3 of 4 are against such a ban.
The writer is trying to give this small minority more significance than they merit.

That protest only involved an estimated 12 to 15 people.

This story indicates, based on extrapolation, that about 8.5 million Canadians like what Trump is doing with his immigration ban. That's definitely significant.

And I would deem 1 in 4 (or 25%) to be a "sizable minority" as opposed to a "small minority." 1 in 10 would be a "small minority," IMO.

By the end of the war Nazi party membership was down.

With a Canadian couple who came down to our business in Montana to purchase some product that we manufacture. It was interesting that as residents of Alberta, they were supportive of 45's election solely because of his support for the DAPL because it would be good for jobs up there. They were very surprised at our fierce opposition to it. When I brought up the known environmental risks of the pipeline for the Missouri River watershed, they stated they'd never even thought about that. Can you imagine? Further, they talked about how much they hated Justin Trudeau because he was "liberal". When the conversation turned to healthcare, both of these people were huge proponents of the Canadian healthcare system. I pointed out that state run healthcare is a "liberal" policy in every sense and they got all bent out of shape. I told them to be careful what they wished for...our insurance premium for a healthy family of three is $1322 per month and we have conservative policies to thank for that. They were horrified. I guess Canada has their share of folks who employ faulty logic just like we do here.

And you hopefully still sold your product to them despite their misguided political leanings! Alberta is Conservative country. They just elected a lefty government (the New Democrats) in 2015 for the first time in several decades. The Conservatives rode high on HUGE oil profits that made Alberta the economic envy of the rest of Canada up until oil prices went bust a few years ago. Then it became painfully obvious that the Conservatives failed to impose higher taxes when the good times were rolling and never created much of a "rainy day" fund, so the funds on the sidelines were quickly absorbed.

Of course many Conservative supporters are trying to pass the blame onto the New Democrats, but they inherited a MESS (not a Donald Trump fictional mess, but a real mess). It's deficits that are the reality now.

and they happily loaded their vehicle and drove away. I appreciate our customers north of the border - we have a lot of them! I believe you're correct about Alberta being conservative. When I stop and think about it, they seem much more so than the folks I work with from BC. I only have a few customers from Ontario and one from SK. We all agree that NAFTA makes all of our work more difficult at least from a paperwork point of view and makes customs brokers wealthy in Canada. Regardless, I don't want DFT to touch NAFTA because I can't imagine he would make it better - everything he touches turns to $h!t.

how different the politics are between the neighboring provinces of Alberta and B.C. British Columbia. Although, as I mentioned, Alberta recently went with the New Democrats after several decades of Conservative rule, the Conservative party is practically non-existent in B.C. and hasn't been for a long time. As a matter of fact, the Conservatives don't even have an acting party leader in the province.

There is a provincial election coming up in May in B.C. As usual, it's a battle between the New Democrats and the incumbent Liberals.

And I agree with you, Drumpf is very unlikely to improve upon NAFTA, even though it has its share of drawbacks.