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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff and annexation threats towards Canada are triggering an unusual nationalistic surge, shifting public sentiment in ways that—if it endures—could define this year’s federal election, say pollsters. Canadians have been rattled over the past month by what The Wall Street Journal has called 'the dumbest trade war in history' as Trump announced—then delayed—a 25-per-cent tariff on Canadian goods.
Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland is looking to draw support by citing her role in renegotiating NAFTA as a key strength, while former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaning on his experience steering economies through crises, including the 2008 downturn, and Brexit during his tenure with the Bank of England, Bricker noted.
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