Nearly half of respondents to the Leger poll — 45 per cent — said they were strongly in favour of such tariffs, while 25 per cent said they were somewhat in favour.

The poll comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose economically devastating tariffs on Canada and has repeatedly pushed the idea that Canada should become a U.S. state.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will work to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that his steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries.

Trump has said he wouldn’t rule out using military force to take over Greenland, which is part of Denmark. Stéphane Dion says such threats are not normal and violate the UN Charter.

The prime minister added that at the same time "just as much thought" needs to be put into ways to reduce the energy demand of AI. The technology notably requires a significant amount of electricity for necessary computing power.

With U.S. President Donald Trump making "territorial claims," the new head of CBC says defunding the public broadcaster could erode a pillar of Canada's cultural identity.

Shortly before Trump was sworn into office Monday, an incoming White House official who insisted on anonymity pointed reporters to a Wall Street Journal report that said instead of tariffs Trump will instead sign an executive order launching an investigation into alleged unfair trade and currency practices by Canada, Mexico and China.

She says in a statement posted on social media she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race today.

Elon Musk’s increasing "meddling" in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge.