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Many Canadians said the tariffs infused the national pride of the Canadians.
A customer has a bottle like a sign that says “Buy Canadian in its place” is shown after the five best liquor brands in the USA. UU. They were eliminated from the sale in BC Liquor Stors. Canadian goods, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Image: Reuters)
The Canadians have canceled the trips to the south of the border, boycott alcohol and other products and even booed in sporting events after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced 25% tariffs in most of the products of Canada the Saturday.
Although Trump had promised to put tariffs on Canada and Mexico before assuming the position, the perceived act of economic war in a country that is so close to the United States culturally and geographically it was still a shock for many Canadians.
“It seems that Trump wants to restructure the world order,” said Drew Dilkens, mayor of the Canadian border city of Windsor, in an interview. “He is willing to start with his closest ally … if he is willing to do this to Canada, what he is. Are you willing to do everyone else?”
Dilkens said that around C $ 400 million ($ 272 million) in El Comercio crosses the ambassador bridge that unites Detroit and Windsor every day. For your community of 240,000 people, the consequences of Trump’s tariffs will be immediate. Wait for residents to support local wineries and distilleries.
Calgary resident, Ken Lima-Coelho, said the news of rates caused an increase in Canadian pride in his home. His 19 -year -old son is now making plans to sew a small Canadian flag to his backpack for a next trip to Europe, while his daughter spent Saturday night making an inventory of Canadian food products in family cuisine.
“There is nothing I can do with this quagmire in which we now find ourselves politically with the regime next door,” said Lima-Coelho. “But I can change what toothpaste I buy … And that gives us something to do while we expect our policy and our policy and business leaders to classify it.”
Trump slapped an import tariff of 25% over all Canadian goods, except energy products, which will entail a 10% tax when entering the United States.
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, immediately announced retaliation rates on C $ 155 billion ($ 107 billion) of US goods. Those at C $ 30 billion will enter into force on Tuesday, the same day that most Trump’s rates, and duties over the remaining C $ 125 billion in 21 days, Trudeau said.
Trudeau also encouraged Canadians to buy local and vacation vacation in Canada, a feeling resonated by many local officials.
The Ontario Prime Minister, Doug Ford, ordered that the American manufacturing liquor be out of the shelves of the Ontario Liquor Control Board, the only alcohol wholesaler in the most populous province in Canada, on Tuesday.
“Each year, LCBO sells almost $ 1 billion in American wine, beer, liquors and seftzers. Not anymore, “Ford wrote in X.
After attending the Church in Winnipeg, Loraine Mackenzie Shepherd said that their edible purchase habits will change, and hoped to support Mexican and Canadian products.
“There will be job losses in this country … we know that will happen,” he said. “We need to find ways to solidarize others that will suffer the worst part of an irrational anger.”
In Ottawa on Saturday night, the Canadians reacted more angry in a hockey game: booing the United States national anthem before Ottawa senators played the Minnesota Wild. Television images showed basketball fans to boo the anthem again on Sunday before the Toronto Raptors played the Los Angeles clippers.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged calm.
“I think we have to recognize that our dispute is not with the American people … For many of our families, our relatives on the other side of the 49 parallel are still our friends and family,” said a press conference. “We still share a story of our veterans fighting the shoulder.
But British Columbia resident, Mike Davies, 64, has been angry since Trump began publishing comments on social networks about Canada’s absorption as state 51.
“Make Americans insult Canada has recovered me. … I think each Canadian is disgusted, right? I only think that (the rates are) betrayal, “said Davies, resident of White Rock, near the American border.
Davies began a Facebook group encouraging people to boycott US assets. Netflix canceled and is trying not to use Amazon.
He also left the plans to visit a friend in North Carolina.
“We are not going to America at all,” he said.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a FEED -Reuters Union News Agency)
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