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#BuyCanadian Takes Off
Topic Started: Jun 16 2018, 02:52 AM (68 Views)
Brewster
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Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg had been booked to board a Disney cruise next summer to bask in the untamed wilderness of Alaska, which she had longed to see since flipping through copies of the state's tourism magazine as a teenager — until a simmering trade standoff with the U.S. forced her to rethink her travel plans.

The 53-year-old geography professor said she scrapped her dream Alaskan getaway in favour of a trip to P.E.I. shortly after President Donald Trump took aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for pushing back against American tariffs on steel and aluminum. She's among a number of social media users who have resolved to #BuyCanadian in an effort to bolster homegrown industry amid fraying trade relations with the U.S.

A recent poll also found that roughly half of Canadians surveyed said they would refrain from cross-border shopping or travelling to the U.S. for pleasure.

Hallman said a similar decision came to her like a "lightning bolt" when Trump personally attacked Trudeau as "dishonest" and "weak" upon leaving last week's G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que.

As a Canadian citizen, Hallman said she has little sway over domestic U.S. affairs, but she could think of one way to hit the Trump administration where it hurt — with her wallet.

"I'm not going to let you push my country around," she said in an interview.

The online poll conducted by Abacus Data between June 1 to 6 — after Trump's tariffs announcement but before trade tensions erupted at the G7 summit — also found more than half of 2,200 respondents said they would avoid buying U.S. wines, while 35 per cent would be turned off by a 'made-in-America' label.

Food economist Mike von Massow of the University of Guelph said he thinks a show of Canadian fiscal solidarity may buttress the country's position in trade negotiations, even if the #BuyCanadian campaign has more of a symbolic impact than an economic cost.

"Canadians of all political stripes and consumers are saying, 'We're behind you. We think this is the right thing to do,'" said von Massow. "We have a relatively unpredictable partner in these negotiations, so showing some solidarity and some resolve probably will create some benefit."

Scott Chamberlain, a father of four in Ottawa, said he's been trying to fill his grocery cart with mostly homegrown goods to support the Canadian producers who could be hardest hit by cross-border friction over trade.

Hallman said she doesn't see herself taking that long-desired trip to Alaska any time soon, but she holds out hope that she'll eventually feel comfortable crossing the border again.

"This is not some kind of rabid anti-Americanism. If anything, it's done very regretfully, but I also didn't have a choice," she said. "It's firmed my resolve that you can't take for granted what we have."


As many in Canada are saying, this is not a protest against America,
it's a protest against Trump and his idiotic, if not outright dangerous, policies.
Edited by Brewster, Jun 16 2018, 02:52 AM.
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Jun 16 2018, 02:52 AM
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Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg had been booked to board a Disney cruise next summer to bask in the untamed wilderness of Alaska, which she had longed to see since flipping through copies of the state's tourism magazine as a teenager — until a simmering trade standoff with the U.S. forced her to rethink her travel plans.

The 53-year-old geography professor said she scrapped her dream Alaskan getaway in favour of a trip to P.E.I. shortly after President Donald Trump took aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for pushing back against American tariffs on steel and aluminum. She's among a number of social media users who have resolved to #BuyCanadian in an effort to bolster homegrown industry amid fraying trade relations with the U.S.

A recent poll also found that roughly half of Canadians surveyed said they would refrain from cross-border shopping or travelling to the U.S. for pleasure.

Hallman said a similar decision came to her like a "lightning bolt" when Trump personally attacked Trudeau as "dishonest" and "weak" upon leaving last week's G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que.

As a Canadian citizen, Hallman said she has little sway over domestic U.S. affairs, but she could think of one way to hit the Trump administration where it hurt — with her wallet.

"I'm not going to let you push my country around," she said in an interview.

The online poll conducted by Abacus Data between June 1 to 6 — after Trump's tariffs announcement but before trade tensions erupted at the G7 summit — also found more than half of 2,200 respondents said they would avoid buying U.S. wines, while 35 per cent would be turned off by a 'made-in-America' label.

Food economist Mike von Massow of the University of Guelph said he thinks a show of Canadian fiscal solidarity may buttress the country's position in trade negotiations, even if the #BuyCanadian campaign has more of a symbolic impact than an economic cost.

"Canadians of all political stripes and consumers are saying, 'We're behind you. We think this is the right thing to do,'" said von Massow. "We have a relatively unpredictable partner in these negotiations, so showing some solidarity and some resolve probably will create some benefit."

Scott Chamberlain, a father of four in Ottawa, said he's been trying to fill his grocery cart with mostly homegrown goods to support the Canadian producers who could be hardest hit by cross-border friction over trade.

Hallman said she doesn't see herself taking that long-desired trip to Alaska any time soon, but she holds out hope that she'll eventually feel comfortable crossing the border again.

"This is not some kind of rabid anti-Americanism. If anything, it's done very regretfully, but I also didn't have a choice," she said. "It's firmed my resolve that you can't take for granted what we have."


As many in Canada are saying, this is not a protest against America,
it's a protest against Trump and his idiotic, if not outright dangerous, policies.
:tantrum:

A little bump and then back to normal.
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Buy Canadian????? What does Canada have for sale????
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The rapid way with which Trump is losing touch with reality,
it would not surprise me to see him close the border between the US and Canada!
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Jun 16 2018, 03:26 AM
Buy Canadian????? What does Canada have for sale????
Not much.
Only three hundred and ninety four billion dollars worth!

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/170619/dq170619b-eng.htm
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Mr. Trump, BUILD THAT WALL! (On your northern border - but do remember, we'll expect the southern neighbour to pay for i..)
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At least, we now know how Poland felt in the late thirties!
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I think it is good she decided to stay home. If she is anything like the Canadians here she isn't welcome. Hell, Canada probably doesn't even want her.
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According to the Canadians, we don't need a wall, rather than take the kids to Disney World, they will do some polar bear watching and maybe take in a baby seal slaughter before winter sets in for 9 months.
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Jun 16 2018, 02:52 AM
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Bonnie Hallman of Winnipeg had been booked to board a Disney cruise next summer to bask in the untamed wilderness of Alaska, which she had longed to see since flipping through copies of the state's tourism magazine as a teenager — until a simmering trade standoff with the U.S. forced her to rethink her travel plans.

The 53-year-old geography professor said she scrapped her dream Alaskan getaway in favour of a trip to P.E.I. shortly after President Donald Trump took aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for pushing back against American tariffs on steel and aluminum. She's among a number of social media users who have resolved to #BuyCanadian in an effort to bolster homegrown industry amid fraying trade relations with the U.S.

A recent poll also found that roughly half of Canadians surveyed said they would refrain from cross-border shopping or travelling to the U.S. for pleasure.

Hallman said a similar decision came to her like a "lightning bolt" when Trump personally attacked Trudeau as "dishonest" and "weak" upon leaving last week's G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que.

As a Canadian citizen, Hallman said she has little sway over domestic U.S. affairs, but she could think of one way to hit the Trump administration where it hurt — with her wallet.

"I'm not going to let you push my country around," she said in an interview.

The online poll conducted by Abacus Data between June 1 to 6 — after Trump's tariffs announcement but before trade tensions erupted at the G7 summit — also found more than half of 2,200 respondents said they would avoid buying U.S. wines, while 35 per cent would be turned off by a 'made-in-America' label.

Food economist Mike von Massow of the University of Guelph said he thinks a show of Canadian fiscal solidarity may buttress the country's position in trade negotiations, even if the #BuyCanadian campaign has more of a symbolic impact than an economic cost.

"Canadians of all political stripes and consumers are saying, 'We're behind you. We think this is the right thing to do,'" said von Massow. "We have a relatively unpredictable partner in these negotiations, so showing some solidarity and some resolve probably will create some benefit."

Scott Chamberlain, a father of four in Ottawa, said he's been trying to fill his grocery cart with mostly homegrown goods to support the Canadian producers who could be hardest hit by cross-border friction over trade.

Hallman said she doesn't see herself taking that long-desired trip to Alaska any time soon, but she holds out hope that she'll eventually feel comfortable crossing the border again.

"This is not some kind of rabid anti-Americanism. If anything, it's done very regretfully, but I also didn't have a choice," she said. "It's firmed my resolve that you can't take for granted what we have."


As many in Canada are saying, this is not a protest against America,
it's a protest against Trump and his idiotic, if not outright dangerous, policies.
Oh hell, in three months Trump will declare victory and send everything back to the way it was. The SUCKERS will never know the difference.
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