62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the Next Year

Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by epoxia on Friday March 07, 2025 @01:37PM (#43292856)

An interesting barometer of the tensions, is by looking at Canadian grocers website. All that I have seen, have "buy Canadian" and "produced in Canada" plastered onto most products. Even Walmart has a "made in Canada" tab.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by gruez on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:59PM (#43293849)

I wouldn't read too much into this. I wouldn't read too much into this. A few years ago it was "black businesses", but I doubt anyone was actually basing their purchasing decisions on it. It's just businesses trying to ride the current thing.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21348990/google-black-own...

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-gave-big-companies-sm...

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by Larrikin on Friday March 07, 2025 @03:38PM (#43294327)

I didn't at the time but now with the naked racism of the current administration I've been going back to these kinds of lists.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by awnird on Friday March 07, 2025 @03:16PM (#43294047)

Huh?

You seem to be talking about a USA social phenomenon that happened in USA?

You are gravely misunderstanding what is currently happening. Now that the depths of American treachery and bloodthirst have been laid bare, the mood in Canada is similar to January 2022 Ukraine.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/world/canada/trump-trudea...

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by gruez on Friday March 07, 2025 @04:04PM (#43294642)

>You seem to be talking about a USA social phenomenon that happened in USA?

Corporations cashing in on the current thing is hardly something limited to the US.

>You are gravely misunderstanding what is currently happening. Now that the depths of American treachery and bloodthirst have been laid bare, the mood in Canada is similar to January 2022 Ukraine.

I don't want to trivialize Trump's actions, but you're doing the opposite by hyperbolizing it. Get a grip. 25% tariffs is nowhere close to getting literally invaded.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by awnird on Friday March 07, 2025 @04:30PM (#43294945)

Don't take my word for it.

The explicit stated goal of the USA government is to invade Canada.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/world/canada/trump-trudea...

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by gruez on Friday March 07, 2025 @04:44PM (#43295082)

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by awnird on Friday March 07, 2025 @04:53PM (#43295149)

In January 2022, Ukraine hadn't yet suffered a full scale invasion.

Maybe you need to read what you respond to more carefully? Or brush up on recent history. You seem very confused either way.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by gruez on Friday March 07, 2025 @05:45PM (#43295628)

>In January 2022, Ukraine hadn't yet suffered a full scale invasion.

My bad, edited the comments accordingly.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by snailmailstare on Friday March 07, 2025 @04:52PM (#43295148)

Putin spent a long time saber rattling before he invaded Ukraine. I guess they shouldn't have been concerned back then because nothing horrible started happening yet?

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by dehugger on Saturday March 08, 2025 @07:43AM (#43299789)

I live 20 minutes from the Canadian border. We get the best reception from Vancouver radio stations, so we listen to lots of Canadian radio.

It's not just businesses. Literally half their radio content is about buy Canada, avoid the US, Trump is bad for Canada, etc. This content is produced by every group: political ads, government PSAs, advertisements, the talkshow hosts, people calling in...

My county is very dependent on Canadians driving down to buy American goods and we are getting hit hard. I'm not excited for the local economic effects of this trade war (or anything else about it).

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by ViktorRay on Friday March 07, 2025 @01:43PM (#43292940)

Interesting this is happening in Canada.

I live in America and I have not seen too many Made In America stuff recently. Maybe that will change though

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by jerlam on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:22PM (#43293419)

Probably wouldn't happen in retail - the price differences are stark.

Most of the made in USA stuff I have seen is mid to higher end.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by nitwit005 on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:09PM (#43293238)

Because the Canadians are angry at America, but the reverse is not true.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by hn_throwaway_99 on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:11PM (#43293267)

No, because the same is true. At least about half of Americans are angry at America too. And if you look specifially at the administration's stance towards Canada, if you believe polling a sizable majority are as angry and baffled as you are.

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Re:62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the ... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday March 08, 2025 @01:29AM (#43297998)

Most of your produce and groceries are made in America. It just isn’t worth it to ship broccoli from China. In Canada, it’s mostly foodstuff and soft goods also that is being discriminated against for being American, farmers, distillers, food processors, etc… are going to be the most effected.

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