Canadians See Trudeau as Their Best Bet for Dealing With Trump
Canadians are backing Justin Trudeau in his trade spat with Donald Trump, saying the prime minister is the best party leader to deal with the White House.
In Nanos Research polling conducted for Bloomberg News as Canada finalized retaliatory tariffs against its biggest trading partner, 41 percent of respondents said Trudeau could best manage the relationship with the U.S. president, while 20 percent said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer would be best-suited.
Trudeau’s support was higher among women, among those aged 55 and up, and regionally strongest in vote-rich Ontario -- a populous auto manufacturing heartland on the front lines of the tariff fight. The polling results are a vote of confidence for Trudeau, with a key caveat: one third of respondents said no party leader was best suited to deal with Trump, or that they weren’t sure.
“That probably speaks to the level of anxiety and uncertainty there,” pollster Nik Nanos said in an interview. “We don’t know how our relationship is going to pan out, because of a number of issues, ranging from tariff aggravations to personal interactions between the prime minister and the president.”
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