U.S. tariffs on Canada: (Almost) nobody wants this, except the guy who really does [Video]

This may give some solace to Canadians dreading the impact of large across-the-board U.S. tariffs: you’re not alone in your sentiment.

The idea remains deeply unpopular among residents of the country whose new president is threatening to erect the economically harsh trade barriers. Polls by Leger and the Associated Press/NORC in January both found that only 29 per cent of Americans want tariffs on all imports.

That includes not just a significant (though non-majority) chunk of supporters of Donald Trump’s own Republican Party, but also many of its key figures.

Avowed libertarian Senator Rand Paul and more traditional establishment Republican Mitch McConnell don’t always see eye to eye, but both Kentucky senators have warned that Trump’s broad-based tariff idea is a bad one that will cause prices to rise for American consumers.

Big business may cheer on deregulation and much of what Trump pitches, but opposes tariffs, with the U.S. Chamber of Commercewarning last …