Canadians are united in standing up to Trump’s tariffs. The reverse cannot be said for the U.S.

Poll after poll shows Canadians across the political spectrum are willing to accept those impacts in order to stand up to the U.S. government.

The opposite is true in the U.S., where even many in the president’s own party oppose Trump’s trade agenda — particularly his tariffs on Canada,  report Daniel Desrochers, Zi-Ann Lum, Oliver Ward and Ari Hawkins at Politico. And unlike Carney, the U.S. president faces a voter referendum in November, in the form of midterm elections.

Americans, already sour on tariffs, are much more likely to be angry about any hint of cost increases or economic impacts than Canadians.

And Trump’s threat Monday to expand the 50 percent tariffs to Canadian steel, cars, trucks and parts only ups the ante, compounding uncertainty for the U.S. business community and particularly the highly integrated North American auto sector.