Canadians support hard line against U.S., but don't want to pay for it

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While Canadians remain broadly supportive of “holding firm” in a trade war with the United States, a new poll finds that this support drops off a cliff the moment Canadians are asked to pay for it.

The survey conducted by the think tank Build Canada found a clear majority said they would not support any trade strategy that threatened their retirement savings, risked the job of someone close to them, or incurred even a moderate increase to their taxes. When asked if they would pay an extra $500 per year to hold the line in the current trade war, 56 per cent called this “unacceptable.”
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The extra cost would work out to an overall tax increase of about one per cent, given that the average Canadian household pays about $48,000 in annual taxes. Respondents were even less unwilling to risk any kind of employment consequence, with 68 per cent calling it “unacceptable” for Ottawa’s trade war prosecution to come at the cost of “increased household job-loss risk.” Both sentiments seemed to differ from the number of respondents calling for Canada to “hold firm” on its trade policy with the U.S.; just 20 per cent said Canada should “make concessions” in order to maintain its trade access to the U.S. Thus far, Ottawa has not indicated any intention to return to the negotiating table, with Carney suggesting they are planning to maintain the status quo until at least the end of Trump’s current term in 2029.
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At an Aug. 24 announcement regarding a trade war subsidy package, Carney said “we will support these businesses for as long as it takes, in other words, beyond the life of this U.S. administration.”

In a video address released Tuesday, Carney warned that there would be economic consequences as his government pursued a longer-term strategy of reducing Canadian ties to the U.S. market.

“That pivot will come at a cost. There’s always a cost to action. But it doesn’t come close to the cost of standing still,” he said.
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He should elaborate on what it will personally cost the Carney family.
 
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The most Canadian poll ever. This has always been the same for Canadians. Let's stop climate change by stopping all industrial production. Omg omg omg omg omg guyssss guysssssss my heating bill went up $20/month. This is absurd. These greedy corporations must be punished!
 
A population who has never been punched is eager to pick fights with someone elses chin news at 11.

Couldn't have summed up the problem with Canadians better if you tried.
 
They'll be the last hit but when they get hit, they'll be hit the hardest. Problem is for some of us by the time that happens, it doesn't matter. Men in their late 30s to early 40s without owning a house are going to be the worst hit. Young people have time to recover, middle aged men won't.
 
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