Canadians are divided on when to implement the trade deal

Canadians are divided on when to implement the trade deal

Toronto, June 7^th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadian voters, half (51%) say they want to implement the trade deal with the United States and Mexico now while the other half (49%) of Canadians want to wait to implement the trade deal until after the election in October.

Respondents who say they want to implement the trade deal now include those aged 65+ (57%), males (54%), the most educated (60%) and the most wealthy (57%), living in Ontario (54%) or Quebec (53%), and supporting the Liberals (69%).

Respondents who say they want to wait until after the election to implement the trade include those aged 45-54 (54%) or 55-64 (51%), those identifying as other (55%), the least educated (55%) or having some college or university (55%), the least wealthy (61%), living in Manitoba/Saskatchewan (58%) or Alberta (57%), and supporting the Bloc Quebecois (63%) or Conservatives (59%).

 

“Much like the Canadian political landscape right now, opinions on when the tri-lateral trade deal should be implemented are strongly polarized,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “Unsurprisingly, Liberal and Conservative supporters disagree on the timing, but there’s a similar divide amongst the east and west, with Ontario and Québec saying the deal should be implemented now, and the prairies and Alberta saying the deal should wait.”