Trump negotiator: Canadians believe Poilievre a better negotiator than Trudeau – both leaders tied in advocating for Canadian interests (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Over 1 in 3 Canadians say that Pierre Poilievre would do the best job of negotiating with Trump, compared to just over 1 in 4 Canadians say Justin Trudeau would do a better job. Women more likely to say Justin Trudeau (women 36%; men 20%) and men more likely to say Pierre Poilievre (51% men; 29% women).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,114 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between January 29th to 31st, 2024 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±2.9 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Bloomberg News and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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