Carney retreats on $30B U.S. tariffs as Canadians lose faith in Liberal approach
Facing a voter backlash over an escalating trade war with the United States that has seen few wins for Canadians, Carney’s government has caved and walked back $30 billion in retaliatory tariffs.
Facing a voter backlash over an escalating trade war with the United States that has seen few wins for Canadians, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has caved and walked back $30 billion in retaliatory tariffs.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the Privy Council pollsters’ report titled, Continuous Qualitative Data Collection Of Canadians’ Views, says fear of an “ongoing cycle of retaliation” has stalled Ottawa’s approach to trade relations, which Prime Minister Mark Carney had previously called a calculated strategy.
“Most indicated a preference for a negotiation-based approach. The view was expressed by many that while they felt it was important for the federal government to stand its ground and continue to protect the economic interests of Canadian households and businesses, they did not want to see Canada become involved in an ongoing cycle of retaliation that included increasingly high tariffs and counter tariffs,” reads the Privy Council report.
“Discussing whether their feelings about Canada’s relationship with the United States had changed over time and whether they were feeling better or worse about the relationship now compared to earlier in 2025, most reported feeling worse.”
The report, compiled by Toronto pollster Strategic Counsel, cost taxpayers $1.6 million and spurred a quick reaction from the Carney government, which suspended retaliatory tariffs on Aug. 22.
“This is a big game, when you go hard in the corners, your elbow’s up. The time in a game, we drop the gloves in the first period and send a message, and we’ve done that,” Carney told at the time,
“But there’s also a time in a game when you want the puck, you want to stick handle, you want to pass, you want the puck in the net, and we’re moving later into the game. We’re at that time of the game.”
When asked whether such measures would garner favour with U.S. President Donald Trump, Carney said it was an “opportunity to build” on the nations’ ongoing relationship.
However, many Canadians’ faith has begun to dwindle as the trade war wears on. When participants were asked if they felt the federal government “was on the right or wrong track” regarding Canada-U.S. issues, the majority expressed that they were “largely uncertain.”
“Discussing whether they felt the Government of Canada was performing well in its efforts to protect Canadian industries from the impacts of U.S. tariffs, participants were mixed in their opinions,” the report concluded.
Canada cannot win this and this should have been clear to anybody who has been paying attention over a lot of years.
This apparently was known to Carney but winning an election for what became, was/is clearly the worst and most corrupt and Canada hating party ever seen was more important and pulling the wool over the eyes of so many voters who could not be bothered to do but a few minutes of homework was much more important. At least to those in The WEF, Globalists, The Useless Nations, Environmentalists and his "Proud European's" buddies.
And yet another example that indeed you can fool some (a lot actually) of the people ALL OF THE TIME.
Negotiations were and are the key.
Compromise is key and that includes taking the abomination that is Supply Management seriously and putting it on the table (now for some bizarre reason protected by legislation) to protect a powerful and corrupt lobby as well as backing off on free speech restrictions and terrible, Marxists/Communist-like impending legislation.
OH... And getting some serious players on the negotiating team. Not idiots, fools and morons and no offence meant to the small number on that team who are competent and keep getting it in the ass from the asses in Ottawa.
... And then there is a complete idiot in the Province of Ontario who cannot stay in his lane, continues to poke the bear in the eye and simply cannot STFU. That guy seriously needs to be sidelined and muzzled.
... CANADA ...
Don't count on the BS coming from Carney about trade with this EU buddies and other places.
They cannot and will not come even close to replacing what Canada has (or at least had) with the USA and never will.
Negotiate in good faith for a change and again.. Keep Doug Fraud as far away from things as possible and Eby as well.
Elbows up, all you Libtards that voted for Carney are now seeing the results as Canada sinks farther and farther into economic crisis and debt under this great banker