Nearly Half of Canadians Support Decreased Trade With China: Survey

Bottles of Canola Harvest brand canola oil, manufactured by Canadian agribusiness firm Richardson International, are seen on the shelf of a grocery store in Beijing, China, on March 6, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo

The number of Canadians who support a decreasing trade relationship with China is four times higher than those who want to increase trade, according to a new survey.

The poll (pdf), conducted by Nanos Research and commissioned by CTV News, shows that an overall 45 percent of respondents believe Canada should decrease trade with China in the future, while only 10 percent said the opposite.