Canada's boycott of American products, which began with a small dedicated group of "buy Canadian" enthusiasts on Reddit, has snowballed into a huge movement here. Most of our major grocery chains now offer "made in Canada" signs next to products, including on their websites. You can even filter for Canadian-only products with just a click of a checkbox on each screen of search results on my main grocer's website. Even kids are getting into the act, telling their parents they only want Canadian products and services, which includes a boycott of Amazon.ca.
Lots of stories here, too, about people cancelling vacations and weddings in the US and planning events/vacations in Canada instead. A US travel association warned that if even ten percent of planned vacations/weddings by Canadians get cancelled, it could cost the industry about $2B. Right now, the cancellations are running about 30%. Canadians are the biggest group of foreign tourists going to the US every year.
It's unfortunate that this hits small businesses too, but since we're a fairly peaceful country with a heavy dependence on US trade and a small military, economic boycotts are our best weapon against Mango Mussolini. Most people who have been interviewed on the news and on Reddit have said they see no reason to resume buying US products even if Mango or President Musk blink. Everyone being interviewed is saying we should support Canadian businesses from now on, which I totally agree with. My own last grocery trip ended up being over 95% Canadian.
As in many parts of the world, Tesla sales here have cratered. Facebook is probably next if it hasn't already begun. I don't use FB because I find it such a huge waste of time, so I'm not sure where things stand, but I wouldn't be surprised if FB eventually starts identifying Canadian stories for people to find and read more easily.
The moral of this story: don't mess with Canada! We're a hardy folk resulting from living through nasty Canadian winters. We laugh at pain and suffering! LoL
