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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
OTTAWA, July 16 (Xinhua) — Nearly two-thirds of Canadians want their government to take a tough approach in trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a recent poll by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute.
Sixty-three percent of respondents said Canada should take a hard line rather than a soft line. The researchers note that the data was collected both before and after Trump announced the new 35 percent tariff.
“For Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Canadian negotiating team, the approach appears to be to keep a low profile rather than to elbow each other. The Canadians appear to want a stronger pushback,” the institute said.
Polsters defined a hard approach as refusing to make major concessions even at the cost of worsening trade relations with the United States, while a soft approach involves making serious concessions in order to maintain good trade relations with the largest partner.
Canadians were divided on Mr Carney's ability to get a deal done, with 46 per cent saying they trusted the prime minister and his negotiating team and 45 per cent expressing doubts.
Only 11 percent of respondents said that D. Trump would act in good faith and strive for a win-win outcome in the negotiations. More than 84 percent of respondents called the US President an unscrupulous actor. –0–
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