Canadians have cancelled trips to the US, boycott American alcohol and other products and boo American teams in sports events after President Donald Trump announced the imposition of duties 25% on Canadian products. Although Trump had warned before swearing to the US presidency Canada and Mexico that he would impose duties on them, the official announcement of the decision on Saturday (1.2. 25) caused shock to many Canadians who consider themselves very close to the US from a geographical and cultural point of view. CORVERSE “It looks like Trump wants to reform the world order,” estimated Drew Dilkens, mayor of Windsor City, on the border with the US. “He is willing to start with his closest ally (…) If he is willing to do this in Canada, what will he do to the rest?” he asked. Dilkens pointed out that from the Absador Bridge, connecting Windsor to Detroit in the US, daily products worth $272 million (about 265m euros) pass through. For his city, with the 240,000 inhabitants, the effects of the tariffs imposed by Trump will be immediate. Dilkens hopes residents to support local wine producers and distilleries. CORVERSE Ken Lima-Coello, a Calgary resident, said the news of the imposition of duties caused an explosion of patriotic feeling in his home. His 19 – year – old son now intends to sew a small Canadian flag into his backpack, which he will take with him on his trip to Europe. His daughter recorded on Saturday night the Canadian products they had in their kitchen. “There is nothing I can do about this situation in which we found ourselves politically with the regime next door,” said Lima-Coello. “But I can change the toothpaste I buy (…) and this gives us something to do while we hope our political and business leaders will settle the situation.” Following Trump’s announcement to impose a 25% duty on Canadian products imported into the US, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trido responded with retaliation duties on various US products totaling $10 billion (about 104 billion euros). The Canadian Prime Minister also urged his fellow citizens to prefer Canadian products, which other local officials did. The Prime Minister of Ontario, Doug Ford, proposed to withdraw from the shelves of the province’s only alcoholic wholesaler (LCBO) American-born drinks until tomorrow Tuesday. “Every year LCBO sells American wines, beers, alcoholic drinks worth nearly $1 billion. Not anymore”, he stressed in H. Every year, LCBO sells shortly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, Spirits and Seltzers. Not anymore. Starting Tuesday, we’re reviving American products from LCBO shelves. As the only wholesaler of alcohol in the Province, LCBO will also remove American products from its… — Doug Ford (@fordnation) Lorraine McKenzie said she would change the products she buys, seeking to support Mexican and Canadian. “We will lose jobs in this country (…) we know it will happen,” he said. “We need to find ways to show solidarity with those who will suffer this absurd rage,” he added. In Ottawa on Saturday night the Canadians reacted angryly to a hockey match by booing the American Minnesota Wild team. Manitoba Prime Minister Wab Kiniu asked for calm. “I believe that we should realise that our dispute is not with the American people (…) because many of our families, our relatives on the other side of the 49th parallel are still our friends and relatives,” he said. “We still share the story of our veterans who fought next door (…) Together we defeated fascism.” But British Columbia’s 64-year-old resident, Mike Davis, has been angry at Trump since the Republican began posting comments on social media on which the U.S. proposed to annex Canada and make him their 51st state. “It has angered me that Americans insult Canada (…) I believe that all Canadians are equally disgusted, right?” he stressed. Davis created a Facebook page in which he encourages people to boycott American products He also cancelled his subscription to Netflix and stated that he would never use Amazon again. He also canceled his plans to visit a friend in North Carolina. “We will not go to America,” he said.
Canada: Trump’s Duty Rise – Cancellation of U.S. Travel and Boycott on American Products
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