83% of Canadians Say Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Were Wrong: Survey
Washington: Amid the ongoing US-Canada trade dispute, a new survey has found that large majorities in both countries view President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports as the wrong decision.According to the Public First survey, 83% of Canadians called the tariffs a wrong decision, while only 8% deemed them correct. In the US, 56% of…
Washington: Amid the ongoing US-Canada trade dispute, a new survey has found that large majorities in both countries view President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports as the wrong decision.
According to the Public First survey, 83% of Canadians called the tariffs a wrong decision, while only 8% deemed them correct. In the US, 56% of respondents also said the tariffs were wrong, compared to 26% who called them the right move. The survey covered 4,183 American and Canadian adults between September 13 and 15.
In Canada, 57% supported Ottawa responding to Washington’s tariffs in kind, while 24% favored offering concessions to get the US tariffs lifted. In the US, 33% of respondents said Canadian PM Mark Carney’s retaliatory tariffs were justified, while 31% disagreed.
Trade talks between Washington and Ottawa were suspended in August, after which Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs of 15% to 50% on roughly CAD 27.6 billion worth of US imports, including steel, aluminum and agricultural equipment. The US has also moved to impose additional restrictions on some Canadian products, with new measures set to take effect September 29.
In a September 24 interview, PM Carney said his government had assessed “extreme tail risks” linked to Trump’s remarks about making Canada the 51st US state, calling the possibility of US military action an “extreme tail risk” rather than a baseline scenario, while noting that planning for such contingencies remains a government responsibility.
