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Significant regional variation over which leader is best suited to handle the next American president
Canadians will join their American neighbours in watching results pour in Tuesday night for the U.S. election. Will Donald Trump become only the second president elected for a second non-consecutive term (Grover Cleveland, for the U.S. history buffs) or will Vice President Kamala Harris become the first woman to hold the nation’s top job?
Regardless of who wins, the result will have a significant impact on Canada, as the United States remains this country’s closest ally and trading partner. Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre will make the case that they’re better suited to manage this relationship, whomever is in the White House. New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians looking ahead to the next four years and uncertain about which of the two likely Canadian Prime Ministers for this period would be best to deal with the winning American presidential candidate.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has had a first run at dealing with Trump as president, from 2017 to 2021, is not seen as the best option to work with him this time around. That title falls to Poilievre. Two-in-five (38%) say Poilievre would be best, compared to one-quarter (23%) for Trudeau. That said, Trudeau is seen as better to handle a relationship with Harris over Poilievre by seven points (37% to 30%). At least 18 per cent of Canadians feel neither Poilievre nor Trudeau will do a good job regardless of who wins the election.
Link to the poll here: www.angusreid.org/
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