OTTAWA — Canadians are split on whether Canada should go into trade negotiations with the U.S. with elbows up or down when it comes to retaliatory tariffs, according to a new poll.

The Leger/Postmedia poll suggests that 45 per cent of Canadians still believe Canada’s position vis-à-vis U.S. President Donald Trump should be “elbows up.” That means that Canada should impose counter-tariffs on all new U.S. border levies, even if it risks further retaliation from the Trump administration.

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But on the other hand, 41 per cent of respondents said they’d prefer Canada’s response be “measured” and focus more on getting a new trade deal even if it includes some tariffs on Canadian goods.

The split among Canadians puts Prime Minister Mark Carney in somewhat of an “awkward positi

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