Election priorities shifting to U.S. trade war, say pollsters, strategists: ‘it’s an existential crisis to our country’

Archived version: [https://archive.fo/ReeLu](https://archive.fo/ReeLu).

# The carbon tax is ‘yesterday’s issue,’ according to Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist of Nanos Research.

>Choosing a prime minister who can contend with U.S. President Donald Trump and the economic ramifications of a tariff war is expected to emerge as the top priority in Canada’s upcoming federal election, especially now that Liberal leadership candidates are backing away from the carbon tax, according to some pollsters and strategists.

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