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There is some debate as to whether polling quality is declining in an era of mobile phones, the composition of the electorate is more difficult to predict, etc. The Canadian polls right before the election significantly understated the Liberals' strength. In the UK, the polls prior to the election significantly understated the Conservatives' strength.
I share Canadians' concern about trade. I strongly oppose any attempts to roll back the current bilateral trade agreements with Canada. Both the U.S. and Canada have gained from the agreements. Carson's, Cruz's, and Trump's hostility to trade is inconsistent with the traditional conservative position on trade and it is incompatible with mainstream economic thought. Of course, they are not the only candidates who have adopted unfriendly positions on the issue of trade.
The fact Canada and the US have benefited does not sell in the rust belt, they blame Canada for their unemployment not Japan and China. And it's not only the Conservatives we need to fear, Hilary has said she will scrap NAFTA.