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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform, with a bias spread of just 0.0 points across outlets. Both headlines acknowledged the same underlying phenomenon — declining Canadian visits to the U.S. linked to tariffs and political rhetoric — but approached it through different narrative lenses. The Washington Post used the charged verb "plummet" and directly named "Trump tariffs" and "'51st state' talk" as causes, lending the story a more pointed, politically situated framing. Forbes, by contrast, shifted focus to Canadian identity and agency with its metaphorical headline "Canada Exports Talent. These Canadians Exported Canada," foregrounding national pride rather than U.S. political actors. Neither outlet presented a strongly ideological frame; the difference is more one of emphasis — cause-and-effect political accountability at the Post versus cultural-identity narrative at Forbes — than any meaningful left-right divide.