maple MAGA

English

Etymology

Compound of maple +‎ MAGA. Sometimes expressed as maple syrup MAGA.[1] The maple leaf is a symbol of Canada; maple syrup is a stereotypical Canadian product. The acronym MAGA, for "Make American Great Again", is associated with Donald Trump and his political supporters.

Noun

maple MAGA (countable and uncountable, plural maple MAGAs)

  1. (Internet slang, US politics, countable) A Canadian supporter of Donald Trump.
    • 2025 January 23, Rick McGinnis, “Working ourselves into a (51st) state”, in The Interim‎[2], archived from the original on 31 March 2025:
      A Daily Mail story cherry-picked responses from self-described conservative Canadians – “maple MAGAs” and supporters of Albertan independence were particularly enthusiastic – like “sounds pretty good,” “the dollars we earn would also have way more value than the weak Canadian dollar,” and “you’ll have the rights to bear arms, which you should have.”
    • 2025 March 4, Morning Edition, spoken by Jackie Northam, Washington, DC, via National Public Radio:
      the leader of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, is seen by many as Canada's version of Donald Trump. He's being called Trump Lite or Maple MAGA.
  2. (Internet slang, US politics, collective) The community of Canadians who support Donald Trump or political positions similar to those of Trump.
    • 2023 December 17, “Maple MAGA: Unraveling the Political Drama”, in Land of Gorf‎[3], archived from the original on 21 January 2024:
      Only time will tell how Maple MAGA will shape the narrative and influence the political discourse across the nation.
    • 2024 September 21, Zev Shalev, “Narativ Canada: Poilievre, Maple MAGA, and the Looming Threat to Canadian Democracy”, in Coolwolf‎[4], archived from the original on 26 March 2025:
      The convergence of these events – Poilievre’s rise as the face of Maple MAGA, his refusal of security clearance, political instability, and foreign disinformation campaigns – paints a troubling picture of Canadian democracy at a critical juncture.
    • 2025 March 12, Keith Stewart, “Don’t let Maple MAGAs dictate Canada’s path”, in The Hill Times‎[5], archived from the original on 20 March 2025:
      Unfortunately, there are many eager to use Trump’s tariff threats as cover to advance a ‘maple-MAGA’ agenda that includes gutting Canadian environmental protections and securing new subsidies for upstream oil and gas.

References

  1. ^ Rahim Mohamed quoting Chrystia Freeland (1 March 2025) “Freeland tells Maher she'll ditch 'virtue signalling', 'identity politics' as Liberal leader”, in National Post‎[1]: “‘I call him [Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre] maple syrup MAGA, or mini-Trump,’ Freeland joked after Maher asked her how to pronounce Poilievre’s name.”
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