Managing the Trump-tariff file a major challenge for Carney government, polls show

Thirty-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied that the Carney government dropped all tariffs on goods from the CUSMA as of Sept. 1. And, 61 per cent of those surveyed also said they favoured taking a 'hard' approach with the U.S., according to Angus Reid.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be facing off in the House this week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

September 14, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to ease his elbows-up approach with United States President Donald Trump’s administration and remove tariffs on American goods last month has found Carney getting elbowed out of the high approval ratings he has been receiving since M...

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