The majority of Canadians are in favour of halting oil exports to America in the face of U.S. tariffs, yet they also say it would be unfair for Alberta to absorb the economic fallout resulting from such a move, a new survey suggests.
Nearly 60 percent of Canadians polled by Innovative Research say banning Canadian oil exports to the United States would serve as an effective means of exerting pressure on the United States should President Donald Trump follow through on his threat of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods.
But 52 percent say expecting Alberta to absorb the repercussions of such an oil export ban would be unfair, especially while Canada continues to export products that yield advantages for other provinces, such as hydroelectric power in Quebec and automotive parts in Ontario, the survey found….