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U.S. President Donald Trump threatens more tariffs 

Last week, Trump posted an suggesting Canada will be subject to a 35 per cent tariff on all goods by Aug. 1.

The White House later clarified the levies would not apply to goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement.

In a announcing the poll results, Angus Reid said Carney and the Canadian negotiating team appear to be “keeping their heads down rather than their elbows up.�

Data collected before and after new Trump tariff threats

Angus Reid said poll data was collected both before and after Trump announced his plans for 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports.

The pollster added, “Canadians appear to want more push back.�

The non-profit Angus Reid Institute said its poll suggests nearly half of Canadians support Carney’s decision to scrap the on American tech companies. The tax would have applied to companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Airbnb and Uber that earn more than $20 million in revenue from digital services like shopping or advertising.

Carney scrapped the tax in June after Trump temporarily broke off trade talks over the issue.

Dairy tariffs and supply management

In his tariff letter to Carney, Trump also took aim at Canadian dairy tariffs, even though the when Canada imports more than 13 million gallons of milk, 27.56 million pounds of cheese, or 11.02 million pounds of butter/cream per year.

Angus Reid said its survey shows half of Canadians want to protect Canada’s supply management for dairy and other agricultural products, even if it involves retaliation.

One-in-three (35 per cent) of Canadians would put supply management on the table as a last resort, while 15 per cent would offer to end the program of quotas and price controls outright, the pollster said.

Seven-in-10 Canadians surveyed oppose increasing U.S. access to Canadian water, whether it’s the Columbia River (72 per cent) or the Great Lakes (72 per cent).

Nearly two-thirds of Canadians surveyed (66 per cent) say Canada should not offer the U.S. first priority on critical minerals.

More than half (53 per cent) say Canada shouldn’t increase market access for U.S. banks or commit to buying more U.S. military equipment (54 per cent).

Angus Reid added: “With the tit-for-tat unfolding daily in headlines, managing domestic confidence will be a challenge for Carney and his team.�

Carney strengthens ties with Europe

As negotiations on a new Canada-U. S. trade agreement continue, Carney continues to leverage trade partnerships with European leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.

Posting to , Carney said he discussed a EU-Canada Strategic Partnership with von der Leyen that will deepen co-operation on industrial policy, critical raw materials, digital trade and clean technologies.

No retaliation yet

Canada and the European Union have yet to announce retaliatory measures against Trump’s latest tariff threats. Carney has touted negotiations that may resolve the issue ahead of Trump’s previously announced deadline of Aug. 1.

Canadians appear split on whether Carney and his negotiating team are on the right track in negotiations with Trump, the pollster said.

Will Carney deliver a good deal for Canada?

Currently a similar number of Canadians are confident (46 per cent) and not confident (45 per cent) that Carney will deliver a good deal for Canada, Angus Reid noted.

Those who have confidence say it’s largely because they trust the Prime Minister (72 per cent). Those who lack confidence are divided between the sentiment that Trump is too difficult to deal with (47 per cent) or that Carney isn’t the right person to find an agreement (53 per cent), the pollster added.

The Angus Reid survey was conducted online from July 9 to 13 among a randomized sample of 1,697 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. The poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Unifor aims to penalize firms that send jobs to U.S.

In an earlier news release, Canada’s largest private sector union said Carney should “hit back hard� against what it called economic extortion by Trump.

In a July 11 , Unifor said it condemns Trump’s latest threat to impose a 35 per cent tariff on non-CUSMA compliant Canadian goods, calling it a reckless act designed to strong-arm Canada into an unfair trade deal.

The union, which represents 320,000 workers, said Canada’s government should consider strategic responses to defend the country’s national interest. Unifor asked the federal government to invoke powers under the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act to penalize firms that relocate production outside of Canada, in response to Trump’s tariff policies, including an import prohibition on firms that relocate production to the U.S.