Almost half of Canadians oppose hiking tariffs on Chinese goods to secure U.S. relief, poll finds

Open this photo in gallery: Canada and China are currently engaged in a trade war, with Beijing levying duties on agricultural and seafood products as a response to Ottawa's tariffs on electric vehicles, steel and aluminum.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Almost half of Canadians are opposed to the idea of Ottawa increasing tariffs on goods from China in return for the United States lowering tariffs on Canadian goods, a new poll suggests. Earlier this year, before Mark Carney became Prime Minister, then-Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Ottawa was willing to discuss a request from Washington along the lines of such…