Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at the G7 leaders summit in La Malbaie, Quebec on Friday, June 8, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has emerged from his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump not only unscathed, but better off in the mind of Canadians, polling data released Friday suggests.

Surveys conducted by the Angus Reid Institute before, during and after the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que. suggest Canadians have strong support for Trudeau, with 62 per cent saying he handled the fallout with Trump well.

The president caused a stir at the G7 prior to arriving amid reports he might pull out of the conference last minute. Although he did end up attending, he caused notable disgruntlement by declaring Russia should be readmitted to the group. After leaving early to head to Singapore for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump took to Twitter to praise Canada and other member countries saying, “Great meetings and relationships with the six Country Leaders especially since they know I cannot allow them to apply large Tariffs and strong barriers to…U.S.A. Trade. They fully understand where I am coming from. After many decades, fair and reciprocal Trade will happen!”

The president then turned sour after Trudeau reaffirmed Canada’s position regarding U.S. tariffs, reiterating at the summit’s closing press conference that Canada would apply equal tariffs to American goods on July 1.

An angry Trump then accused the prime minister of lying, calling Trudeau “very dishonest and weak” and pulled his name off the G7 communique.

Polling shows Canadians overwhelmingly found the president’s statements “inappropriate,” with 81 per cent saying Trump acted erratically.

The poll found that 70 per cent of Canadians would like to see the government take a hard approach against the United States in trade negotiations. The same amount said they are at least moderately confident in the Trudeau government representing Canada’s national interests in trade negotiations with Trump, up 10 per cent from March 2017.

Trudeau’s overall approval is up to 52 per cent, which indicates a 12-point increase since Angus Reid last asked the question in March. It’s his highest rating since he won the 2015 election.