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Should the Canadian government maintain its 25% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to U.S. tariffs?

In 2025, Canada imposed 25% tariffs on $30 billion of U.S. goods, effective March 4, with plans to potentially expand to $155 billion, in retaliation to U.S. 25% tariffs on Canadian imports like steel and aluminum. These measures aim to protect Canadian industries but have raised concerns about higher costs and strained U.S.-Canada trade relations.

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77%
Yes
23%
No
69%
Yes
18%
No
7%
Yes, but adjust them annually based on trade negotiations
3%
No, this harms Canadian consumers more than it helps
1%
Yes, and expand them to cover more U.S. imports
3%
No, tariffs should be removed to restore free trade

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 @B4VF559from Alberta  answered…11hrs11H

Yes but on specific ones that does not hurt Canadian economy too much. Hopefully free trade will win out soon

 @B4V2JBLfrom Ontario  answered…20hrs20H

remove American made products in Canada and build better relationships with countries who will engage in free trade with us.

 @B4TQM7Tfrom Ontario  answered…1 day1D

Push back another way rather than getting pulled into a battleground that they're more comfortable in

 @B4TKMPGfrom British Columbia  answered…1 day1D

Only if it truly improves the Canadian economy and embetters the lives of Canadians, but maybe the answer should be no because it is better to support US manufactorers than to support sweatshops from developing countries

 @B4T89T9from Alberta  answered…2 days2D

retaliatory tariffs need to be done very strategically as they do run the risk of hurting Canadians more. It has to be worth the pain.

 @B4T3SMKfrom Quebec  answered…2 days2D

PM should tell Trump that he’s great and perfect and Trump will leave us alone and remove the tariffs.

 @B4SXNXFfrom Ontario  answered…2 days2D

Remove tariffs, increase prices on energy products. Open free trade agreements with other countries and reduce purchases from the USA

 @B4SX9F3from Ontario  answered…2 days2D

Hard topic but the tariffs will increase on both sides unless we negotiate or retaliate in a different way

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Texas Offers Trump 1,400 Acres for His Mass Deportation Dream

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Trump’s Puerto Rico Problem Erupts in Pennsylvania: Latino Voters Fire Back

Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally. Some say their dismay is giving Kamala Harris a new opening to win over the state’s Latino voters, particularly nearly half a million Pennsylvanians of Puerto Rican descent.Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday: A nonpartisan Puerto Rican group drafted a letter urging its members to oppose Trump on election day. Other Puerto Rican voters were lighting up WhatsApp chats with reactions to the vulgar display and raising it in morning conversations at their bodegas. Some are planning to protest Trump’s rally Tuesday in Allentown, a majority-Latino city with one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the state.And the arena Trump is speaking at is located in the middle of the city’s Puerto Rican neighborhood.“It’s spreading like wildfire through the community,” said Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the local Democratic party in Allentown, who noted his own family is half Republican and half Democratic voters.“It’s not the smartest thing to do, to insult people — a large group of voters here in a swing state — and then go to their home asking for votes,” Dominguez said.The timing couldn’t be worse for Trump. Almost a week before Election Day, he’s pushing to cut into Harris’ margins among Latinos, especially young men who are worried about the economy. But the comments from pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchcliffe Sunday night, referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” has reverberated throughout Pennsylvania and elsewhere, prompting even the former president’s Republican allies to defend the island and denounce the comments. And with the race essentially a toss up, every vote counts — especially in Pennsylvania.“This was just like a gift from the gods,” said Victor Martinez, an Allentown resident who owns the Spanish language radio station La Mega, noting some Puerto Rican voters in the area have been on the fence about voting at all.

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