The majority of Canadians are in favour of lowering tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles if it would help improve market access for Canadian canola.
That's according to new data from the Angus Reid Institute.
Of the 4,330 people surveyed, 57 per cent said they’d cut tariffs to make a deal on canola, while 24 per cent said they’d leave the duties as-is.
China imposed 75.8 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola seed in August, adding to 100 per cent tariffs on canola oil and meal and peas, and 25 per cent tariffs on seafood and pork levied earlier this year.
The tariffs are widely believed to be in retaliation for Canada’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.
The majority of respondents across all political party affiliations were in favour of reducing tariffs.
