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Trade, Trump and Tariffs: With supply management a key sticking point, Canadians divided over its future
45 per cent are less confident that Canada, U.S. will resolve differences after U.S.-Mexico breakthrough August 29, 2018 – As news Mexico and the U.S. have largely resolved their trade differences is absorbed on this side of the border, Canadians
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Trudeau Groping Allegation: most past Liberal voters unfazed, but one-in-five say PM’s response ‘inadequate’
Politics, rather than gender, drives differences in opinion on the issue July 20, 2018 – Weeks of unflattering headlines and uncomfortable questions about an allegation of inappropriate touching almost two decades ago do not appear to have had significant damaging
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Canadians feeling confident, not cowed, post G7; prefer harder line in negotiations with Trump
Prime Minister’s approval sees double-digit jump after tête-à-tête with U.S. President June 15, 2018 – In the week since a post-G7 escalation in rhetoric and diplomatic tension between the U.S. and Canada, a majority of Canadians appear to have warmed
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Scheer’s delight? If an election were held tomorrow, CPC could have a shot at majority government
Majority of Canadians disapprove of Justin Trudeau for the first time since he became Prime Minister March 19, 2018 – The passage of time appears to have done nothing to soothe Canadian voters irritated with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since
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Mulroney? Chrétien? Harper? Trudeau? How Canadians compare recent federal governments
Harper edges Trudeau on ‘strong economic leadership,’ but the PM leads on most other qualities January 26, 2018 – As the House of Commons returns Monday for its first sitting of 2018, Canadians view the chamber’s current Liberal majority more
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The Good, the Bad and the Unknown: Canadians assess cabinet performance at the two-year mark
Most cabinet ministers known to fewer than half of all Canadians November 20, 2017 – In parliamentary tradition, prime ministers are sometimes referred to as primus inter pares, Latin for “first among equals” relative to other members of their cabinet.
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