61% say Carney is “managing Donald Trump about as well as anyone could.”
A new survey by Pollara shows that Canadians’ view of U.S. President Donald Trump has hit a new low.
80% view the U.S. President negatively, compared to 9% who view him positively. 52% express their sentiment towards him as “angry”, while 28% say they are frustrated, for a total of 80% holding a negative sentiment. 7% say they are “comfortable” with him, while 2% say they are “excited,” adding up to 9% holding a positive sentiment.
Compared to February of 2026, negative sentiment toward Trump has risen by four points. There is also a notable shift compared to January of 2025, when 68% held a negative view, and 22% held a positive view.
A majority of Canadians across all parties view Trump negatively, with 90% of Liberal voters, 64% of Conservative voters, 90% of NDP voters, and 87% of Bloc voters viewing Trump in a negative way. Positive sentiment toward Trump is highest among Conservative voters, 20% of whom view him positively. Yet, the fact that three times more Conservatives view him negatively is an indication of how the pro-Trump CPC-aligned influencers are out of touch not only with the broader Canadian public, but even with the party they purport to represent.
And that negative sentiment towards Trump has grown among Conservatives. In January of 2025, 47% of Conservative supporters viewed Trump negatively, while 44% viewed him positively.
Support for the Prime Minister remains high, with 59% approving of how he is handling Canada-U.S. relations, compared to 32% who disapprove. And when voters were asked who they trust to manage Canada-U.S. relations, 58% picked Carney, while 23% picked Poilievre. Canadians are split 50-49 on whether Carney has been “elbows up,” or whether he has made too many concessions to Trump.
With the federal government asking provinces to rescind their bans on U.S. alcohol as part of a trade deal, the poll shows strong support for those bans, with 80% support in B.C., 77% in Manitoba, 79% in Ontario, 81% support in Quebec, and 80% support in Atlantic Canada. And in Alberta and Saskatchewan, where the provincial governments chose not to ban U.S. alcohol sales, 67% and 63%, respectively, support joining the boycott. Carney does have some political room on the issue, however, with 54% of Canadians supporting lifting the ban in return for tariff relief, compared to 33% who oppose doing so.
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