Half of Americans against Trump's tariff threat on Canadian goods: Poll
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A new Angus Reid poll found 50% of Americans are opposed to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat of imposing a 25% tariff on Canadian products.
The same survey found 26% support the idea.
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Among Trump supporters, the poll says 53% support the tariffs and 19% are opposed. But among Trump voters, 49% change their mind and oppose the tariffs when informed some projections say gas could rise 30 to 70 cents per gallon, given America’s current level of import of Canadian oil.
The survey also found three-in-five say if Trump does impose tariffs, Canada should do the same with a similar number supporting a blanket 25% on all American goods.
Otherwise, 39% of Canadians say their household would face significant harm if tariffs were enacted by Trump, while another 34% expect to feel the impact but less so.
Other key findings include 60% of Canadians saying the U.S. is the country’s most important trading partner while just 13% of Americans say the same of Canada.
However, two-thirds of U.S. respondents say the trade relationship between the two countries benefits each close to equally with half in Canada saying this and 37% saying the U.S. derives more benefit from trade.
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Asked what they consider “victory” in this trade conflict with Trump, 64 % of Canadians say no tariffs at all, 8% say lower levels of tariffs would be a win, while one-in-five say there is no winning.
Angus Reid conducted an online survey from Jan. 10-13, 2025, with 2,027 Canadian adults with a probability sample of this size carrying a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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