Head Down or Elbows Up? Canadians divided whether Carney can deliver a trade deal with Trump -
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Three-in-five say gov’t should take a hard line in negotiations (63%), other prefer soft approach (37%) July 15, 2025 – Another day, another tariff threat from the Trump administration. This time, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in a letter that Canada will be subject to a 35-per-cent tariff on all goods by Aug. 1. For...

ALT text: There’s a figure in the post body taken from the Angus Reid poll link. It’s a clustered bar graph outlining Canadians’ preference for the government to take a “soft” versus “hard” approach in trade negotiations with Trump, given their vote in the 2025 federal election. Amongst Liberal, NDP, and Bloc voters 76-78% favour a “hard” approach with Trump, compared to only 46% of Conservative voters

  • Reannlegge
    20·
    3 days ago

    It will be impossible to make a trade deal with Trump. I think he should put that retroactive DST back in place.

    • Avid Amoeba
      5·
      2 days ago

      I think Carney and co think they have to prove they did an honest attempt before they ask Canadians for sacrifices. They probably fear they may quickly lose support if they don’t.

      And in my opinion, Carney should lose support on his domestic economic policy if the projected cuts materialize. Not on his negotiations with Trump. Because that’s something other parties could potentially address. Trump negotiations are a long shot for anyone.

      • Reannlegge
        3·
        2 days ago

        The only way Carney is getting back in after the next election is; if PP is still head of the Conservatives, he brings in the new voting system Trudeau promised.