With the ongoing trade war with the United States, residents are increasingly trying to support Canadian, with seven-in-ten (68%; up 5 points from February) actively seeking out Canadian products when shopping, and over half (56%; up 3 points) looking at labels to avoid products made in the United States.
In addition, a minority of Canadians are using their spending power to avoid buying American, ranging from two in ten who have cancelled a planned trip to the U.S., to two in ten who have deliberately sought out Canadian entertainment. One in ten have cancelled an American streaming service. Just two in ten have not done any of these activities, showing how pervasive the ‘buy Canadian’ sentiment remains. Results are consistent across regions of the country.
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“Canadians feel strongly about supporting our country’s products, and manufacturers are clearly heeding the call, by helping shoppers to identify products from Canada,” said Narrative Research CEO Margaret Brigley. “Though given how strong the desire is to buy Canadian, there is still room to help consumers to more easily identify Canadian products.”
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It’s hard for me to buy Canadian as I live in Japan, but I do my damdest to not buy American. The latter is not that hard because we have domestic brands for pretty much anything American brands offer — from electronics to snacks.
I just have to be mindful where my meat and produce come from and I also check for main ingredients in processed foods. If my Japanese soy milk says it uses US soy, then it goes back on the shelf. If it just says “imported” instead of the country of origin, then it also goes back on the shelf for safe measure.
I stopped using Reddit and I’m looking for alternatives to Google as I pay for their cloud storage.
I just saw the Tampa fan in Toronto wearing a 51 face paint and it made me livid. Definitely boosted my resolution to keep boycotting these assholes.
Nearby to you over in Korea. I’m also trying hard here to avoid American. I’ve wholly stopped drinking American whisky when I go out, which my local bartenders have noticed and are actually willing to share the issue with customers who ask, and a few others have joined up in support which is kind.
Sorry, but what’s the 51 thing?
Referring to Canada as the 51st state.
51st state. Trump wants Canada to be the 51st state.
Oh, right.
Something so incredibly dumb I pushed it out of my brain apparently.
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Normally I wouldn’t post a Fox News link, but this is funny. Canadian-born actor William Shatner snarked live on TV about the Trump plan of Canada becoming the 51st state and called on PM Mark Carney to make a counter proposal.
Here is the Fox News link to the video (Shatner appears at ~3 min).
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Oh I saw a pic of this Tampa fan who had the nerve to have 51 (as in 51st State) face painted on his inbred face. Made me so mad.
Yeah I apparently completely shut the whole 51st state crap out if my brain, that should have been obvious.
As an american… I support your efforts to avoid american products.
And those sorts of morons we are infested with.