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As the initial volleys of a trade war are exchanged it is worth considering the potential consequences of Trudeau’s need to balance out maintaining public support with achieving positive outcomes from our trade and other bi-lateral issues. Lets face it, the more the public expects Trudeau to be tough the harder it might be to…
![Over 6 in 10 think there is at least solid evidence for global warming [Abacus]](https://pollingguru.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-PollingGuru-Question-of-Month-04-Global-Warming-768x576.jpg)
Only a small percentage of Canadians think that there is little (5%) or no evidence (6%) that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past few decades in a recent poll for Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission. People on the right of the political spectrum are more skeptical (36% little or no evidence) but…
![[Feature] Tax That! Many Canadians Would Support Small Business Tax Changes](https://pollingguru.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tax_calculator-768x513.jpg)
The small business tax changes introduced by the Canadian Government were a communications and policy failure that required significant back-tracking by the government. In simple terms, the government sought to restrict income splitting and to prevent individuals from using the tax benefits of corporations to save and grow assets. While the overall message of tax…
