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A new poll from Build Canada suggests Canadians in the “elbows up” category when it comes to the ongoing trade war with the United States have put their brains on park.

GOLDSTEIN: Poll suggests ‘elbows up’ crowd doesn’t realize the consequences of a long trade war Back to video

It found that while 75% of Canadians surveyed want Prime Minister Mark Carney to hold firm in the ongoing trade dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump, most simultaneously reject higher taxes, higher household unemployment and higher financial losses in retirement as potential consequences of that strategy.

The poll of 1,696 Canadian residents from August 31 to September 4 by the non-partisan think tank, first reported by the National Post, suggests many Canadians, if one can state the painfully obvious without being accused of treason by Canada’s chattering classes, don’t understand what a trade war is and........

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