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Canadians shun American products as trade war drags on
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Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on nearly $20 billion in American goods took effect Tuesday, and Canadian shoppers describe scrutinizing labels and swapping U.S. products for domestic ones amid the ongoing trade dispute.
The Buy Canadian movement, dating to 2025, has gained fresh momentum after reports that Washington added last-minute demands that scuttled a deal, imposed new retaliatory tariffs, and renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America. Shoppers cited alcohol restrictions, mislabeling fines against grocers, and Loblaw's reinstated country-of-origin labeling as flashpoints.
Prime Minister Mark Carney credited ordinary consumer choices, not boardroom deals, with the movement's impact, while U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer offered only a noncommittal ‘we'll see’ when asked about further retaliation.
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Renaming a lake is the kind of thing you do when the actual negotiating isn't going your way, and neighbors notice that sort of thing faster than any press release. A shopper standing in a parking lot checking her phone to see if the ketchup is Canadian is doing more real diplomacy than most of what happens in a hearing room. Governments can slap tariffs on each other for years, but it's the grocery aisle where people quietly decide who they still trust.
