Dating site pairs U.S. residents fleeing Trump with Canadians

A new dating website is offering to pair Americans with Canadian singles to save them from a Donald Trump presidency.

MapleMatch.com promises love and a U.S. escape plan if Trump becomes commander-inchief.

The website promises to “make dating great again,” parodying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s slogan.

“It’s easy to say: ‘This is just about Americans trying to find a way to get residency in Canada,’ ” CEO Joe Goldman said in an interview. “I think … many Americans may be frustrated by the community that they’re in or the dating pool they’ve had access to.

“Why not seek something different? Why not seek something Canadian?”

The Texas-based Goldman acknowledges that Americans have cried: “We’re moving to Canada” before, but he says Trump’s divisive policy proposals — such as building a wall along the Mexican border and creating a national database of Muslims — make the call of the north all the more real.

“The idealization of Canada by Americans has happened for a long time,” he said. “I guess Americans might be excited about the potential of meeting someone who likes hockey and doesn’t mind a little maple syrup in their pancakes.”

The site is more about love than a Canadian passport, he insisted. He said the matching algorithm will pair people based on compatibility and mutual interest — even if that interest is a fear of Trump.

“We often get asked if Maple Match is something like a joke or a hoax,” he said. “Frankly, Donald Trump is a joke.”