‘The relationship is broken’: Canadians respond to Trump’s tariffs
www.theguardian.com
Many plan to boycott US goods and say they will not cross the border while Trump is in office

Jedidajah Otte Wed 5 Mar 2025 10.10 EST

"Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’ about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from New Brunswick, Canada.

“Not a single lettuce leaf or piece of fruit. I have become an avid reader of labels and have adopted an ‘anywhere but the US’ policy when shopping. I will not visit the States while Trump remains in office, and most of the people I know have adopted the same policy.”"

  • wirebeads@lemmy.caEnglish
    38·
    19 hours ago

    Canada needs to take a break from America and see other nations. Let’s open the relationship, see where it goes.

    America, it’s not you, it’s….no fuck it. It’s absolutely you.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      133·
      19 hours ago

      Bunch of racist white dudes moved in, killed all the people already living here, and instituted slavery almost immediately.

      Why the FUCK did Canada EVER look at America and say “Well these guys seem like people I can trust!”?

      Look, Canada, you’re great. You know who else has some great people? Australia. I know. I know. Given how it was founded, by all logical conclusions Australia SHOULD be full of a culture of shady criminals. But it’s NOT. I’ve literally never met an Australian person without later thinking “Man that person was cool.”

      Maybe Canada should become BFFs with Australia! And hey, I’m the one who came up with the idea. Maybe you could let ME be Canadian. PLEASE let me not have to be in this shitty country anymore! I want to come hang out with Canadians, and Australians, and maybe we meet some Japanese people. That might be fun, right? Oh, and Polish people seem pretty cool.

      I guess I just like people who are friendly, and make good allies, but if you fuck with them, they will fuck you up.

      Oh, let’s get Ukraine in on this friendship!