U.S. President Donald Trump may say Canadians will love the new trade deal, but a new poll suggests the majority doubt a good deal is in the offing.
Trump made the comment this past week during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to the White House. The visit was cordial, but 67 per cent of those surveyed by Angus Reid think the show of positivity is little more than optics that won't bring negotiations to the finish line.
In fact, Canadian confidence that a good deal with the U.S. is possible has been falling steadily since July. At that time, Angus Reid says 46 per cent of Canadians thought a deal that's good for Canada was possible. By August and September, that optimism fell to 43 per cent, and by October it fell to 35 per cent.
Canadians don't appear to blame Carney for the drop in confidence. Fifty-eight per cent blame the American president's unpredictability. Broken down by party support, 95 per cent of Liberals blamed Trump and 37 per cent of Conservatives.
As for our view of the Trump Administration, a whopping 71 per cent said they don't have a positive opinion compared to 13 per cent who do.
By comparison, Carney's popularity among Canadians remained at 50 per cent for the second consecutive month.
