Half say ad helps Americans understand counterview to Trump tariff policy, but impact viewed as small'

As if the Toronto Blue Jays weren't providing enough drama this October, even the commercial breaks in the World Series have caused the political and economic equivalent of dirt-kicking at the plate. This, after the Ontario government followed through with running an ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan espousing views of tariffs in contradiction to those of current President Donald Trump.

New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds that despite Trump's claim that he will raise tariffs on Canada by 10 per cent in response to the ad running, Canadians are supportive of the decision from Premier Doug Ford's government. Indeed, twice as many say they strongly agree (31%) with the decision than strongly disagree (13%). Views in Ontario align with the national average, with 57 per cent agreeing and 27 per cent disagreeing. Notably, Conservatives at the federal level are much more likely to disagree with the ad running (47%), which some say was an unnecessary agitation of a notoriously fickle negotiating counterpart.

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