A recent report by Pollara is a reminder that social media is not real life.
If you are a frequent user of social media platforms, specifically X (Twitter), you may have come to the conclusion that an overwhelming majority of Conservative voters support Donald Trump and his recent policies.
If one were to give even the slightest criticism of the current American president, they will likely see a barrage of Trump supporters defending their preferred politician in the comment section.
However, a recent report published by research firm Pollara suggests something different.
More than three quarters of Canadians feel negatively about Trump, according to the report. 61% of Conservative voters hold a negative impression of Trump.
A majority of Canadians feel that Trump’s tariffs will have a negative impact on their day-to-day life, and that Canada should respond with retaliatory tariffs.
Trump’s tariff plans was met with condemnation across the political spectrum in Canada, with even staunch right-wing politicians such as Danielle Smith and Pierre Poilievre pushing back.
“The tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are an unjustifiable economic attack on Canadians and Albertans,” wrote Smith in a statement posted to X.
“President Trump stabbed America’s best friend in the back,” Poilievre said in a speech delivered on Parliament Hill.
Meanwhile, hard right political commentators such as Rupa Subramanya have used their platform to justify the tariffs at ever turn.
Subramanya has taken stabs at both Smith and Poilievre, as have other influential conservative commentators.
Despite their relatively large audiences, the views shared by the likes of Subramanya are not shared by the majority of Canadians.
At the time of writing, Trump has dialed back tariffs on certain products coming to America from Canada. However, the trade war is still ongoing.
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