Liberals ascend to 13-point lead in vote intention as Canadians continue to demand hard line on U.S. trade

Angus Reid: New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians’ views of the U.S. under Trump hitting a new low, with just 21 per cent holding a favourable view of the country. Further, residents are now three-times as likely to prefer that Canada approach the U.S. as a potential threat or with caution (69%), than they are to treat their southern neighbour as a friend or ally (22%).

This approach includes, evidently, a preference for taking a hard line in trade negotiations (67%) over a soft one (33%). This is a view that Canadians have consistently voiced since Prime Minister Mark Carney succeeded Justin Trudeau…