As Americans prepare to elect their next president on Tuesday, new data from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians have divergent opinions about which federal party leaders are best suited to deal with Donald Trump or Kamala Harris.

According to a online survey released Monday, more Canadians believe Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would work better with Trump, while a slight majority think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the current U.S. vice president would have a stronger relationship.

By the numbers

If Trump were elected:

• 38 percent thought Poilievre would be better
• 25 percent said neither Poilievre nor Trudeau would be up to the task
• 23 percent thought Trudeau would do better
• 14 percent answered “don’t know/can’t say”

If Harris were elected:

• 37 percent thought Trudeau would do better
• 30 percent thought Poilievre would be better
• 18 percent said neither Poilievre nor Trudeau would be up to the task
• 15 percent answered “don’t know/can’t say”

The poll found wide disparities in results within regions of the country. Residents of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba thought Poilievre was best suited to take on both Trump and Harris, while Ontario and the Atlantic provinces thought the Conservative leader would be best suited to manage Trump.

Meanwhile, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces thought Trudeau would compliment a Harris presidency.

The majority of Quebecers thought that neither Poilievre nor Trudeau could work with Trump.

The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey over a three-day period, October 24-26, among a representative random sample of 1,627 Angus Reid Forum members, all adult Canadians. The Angus Reid Institute says the margin of error in its survey, commissioned and funded by the institute, is plus or minus two percentage points, 19 times out of 20.