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Matina Stevis-Gridnev predicts that Canadian public support for Prime Minister Carney's decision to walk away from trade negotiations will decline as economic pain from the trade war increases.

On The Daily (NYT) · unverified speaker · The Daily (NYT) · Aug 25, 2026

“But it's worth saying, it will only go downhill from here. Right? Mhmm. In the same poll, actually, Canadians expressed a lot of concern about their livelihoods, about the economy, about the industry, and about the country's continued safety when it's in such an intense antagonism with The United States. And so I think as that pain starts to bite, that support is going to start coming down.”

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Public opinion polling in Canada shows declining support for Carney's trade war stance compared to the 76% support measured on the Sunday after his August 24 announcement.

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