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Canadians Support Using Oil as Weapon If Trump Starts Trade War

Some 82% support export levies on oil if Trump imposes tariffs
Idea liked in Prairies, where premiers have opposed it

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, and Danielle Smith, Alberta's premier. Smith has opposed adding export taxes to oil if Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian goods, but a new poll suggests her residents support the idea. — Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, and Danielle Smith, Alberta's premier. Smith has opposed adding export taxes to oil if Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian goods, but a new poll suggests her residents support the idea.
Photographer: Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press

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By Brian Platt

February 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM UTC

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There is strong nationwide support among Canadians for putting export taxes on oil shipments if needed to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll suggests.