Less than two hours before 50 per cent tariffs were scheduled to hit a range of Canadian goods, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is pausing the levies for three days, based on a pending trade deal. And the development comes as Canadians weigh in on what should happen next.
A new Leger poll found that nearly half of Canadians surveyed (47 per cent) believe a federal election should be called if a new Canada-U.S. trade agreement is reached, so voters can express their opinion on the deal. This compares to 35 per cent who do not think a federal election should be called in the event of a new deal, while 18 per cent were unsure.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, support for an election is strongest among Conservative voters, at 67 per cent, compared with 34 per cent among Liberal voters. Elsewhere, 51 per cent of Bloc Québécois voters and 45 per cent of NDP voters support calling an election.
Is an interesting way to phrase the question, I feel like I would interpret this as a referendum on the deal and not a “general election” on the Government over a trade deal… seems odd for a Majority government to call an election.
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Well there’s no chance it would ever happen. I’m surprised anyone would even ask that question to be honest. Unless carney was absolutely certain of getting a new majority mandate why would he do that? And his numbers are good, but they’re not that good. It would be possible that he could wind up with another minority, so why would he take that risk?
But it is interesting to see that so many people consider it to be a subject that is worth deciding whether or not to keep a government over. It’s been generally thought that no matter what happens carney won’t wear it because trump will be blamed for anything good or bad, but I wonder if carney may not be held to a higher level of account than people expect?