Ignoring US products is a challenge – but worth

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When I split a photo of the “boycott USA” identity that someone recently pasted on a telephone pole on Main Street, a passing a driver presented his horn and gave the stimulating thumb. The game seemed to be his friendly gesture. We are together.

This is a heart-stimulating moment-canadians to protect the long-term census, joint nationalism I have never seen since taking metaphoric torches and pitchforks.

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But how far will the supporter goes out of the refrigerator, the pantry and the product that we made from the car? To send a serious message to President Trump, what action will I take on that matter beyond the easy things like not filling my borebon delivery?

What do you have? Will you abandon your American -made toothpaste in support of the Kolkate pipe made by Mexican? . , Canadian -made organic Green beaver Toothpaste?

What about the place where you are shopping? There are many Canadian products in the Kostko’s Kirkland Signing brand-Tan, Lazagna and Maple Syrup, for example, and non-American, and even if you buy Canadian, it is still okay to shop in the Behimod US retail chain. Or do you want to switch to loblaz, which We ignored For other reasons months ago?

In a nutshell, how long are we ready to make a point and how long are we ready?

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What about many items outside the grocery store? Will you cancel your Disney Streaming Service and register instead of the British? When this is decreasing on March 7, will you buy Lady Gaga’s new album, Mayhem, or will you choose to support Bee’s The Burning Hell and their new release, Ghost palaceOut on March 7th?

What about traffic? Uber and Lift are Americans, but they create work for those in Ottawa. Would we ignore them and wait for an OC transport number 11 buses instead of the winter weather?

Online forums such as Facebook Buy Canadian and help our economyOvarian Ignore America – Buy Canadian! And Made in Canada – Canadian products. Currently fills our fridge and freights.

This is not always a simple commitment. If a set of milk farmers in Canada Blue cow logo For example, we can make sure that it is made from 100 percent Canadian dairy and dairy products. However, there is no need for reverse: the absence of a blue bovine does not mean that the product is not Canadian.

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Then there are confusing phrases on the labels. Made in Canada. The product of Canada. Compiled. Provided. Because many Canadians are now learning, the product labeling is the opaque dust storm of wild-west proportions.

The only source listed on the Dark Roast Peanut on my shelf, for example, said, “Loplas Inc.. Toronto M4D2 S8 Canada. ” I think the Canadian hectare of the unknown peanut fields is far away – maybe the corner of Yong and St Clair? According to Canada’s Peanut Bureau (a real thing, I swear), peanut production in Canada may be “two hundred tonnes” – or, in other words, peanuts, compared to the 128,000+ metric tons of metric tonnes imported from the United States in 2023, with a 128,000+ metric tonnes of metric tonnes imported from the United States at 2023. They became their third largest single country customer for a specific legume. (However, it is noteworthy that China and India are producing more peanuts than the United States, although we do not help solve the mystery of unnamed and unwanted nuts, we have wishes, despite the moral regulations. The neglects make it more complicated.)

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It is a public puzzle, such as boycotts, retaliation fees and stood up for bully.

The absence of an economist can echo only the worst warnings from those I am, and when the catastrophic disasters to Canada, it is possible to say that the Americans will be so expensive by making their lives more expensive. If it is true, this indicates that the Canadian counter-stands will do the same for us in the north of the 49th parallel.

As for the supporters of the bullying, Goliath and Louis XVIS now meet their journey and then feel the errors of their ways, but the 98-pounds weaknesses have always been known, the effect of the confrontation is more satisfying, the oppressors are giving your nose blood and stolen your lunch money. That is why we want to ignore fees if they are made meaningful.

In addition, this grassroots boycott/buy-canadian campaign is truly improved.

It is encouraged to think that one of the most divided world leaders is unknowingly united with the Canadians and opened the (Canadian) Hoop-Ass and self-respecting spring-loaded can. Note, for example, the current campaign, led by Joe Clarke, Kim Campbell, Jean Greedian, Paul Martin and Stephen Harbor, emphasizes the Canadians. To proudly fly our flag Saturday to mark the flag day.

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The gesture does not have any sanctions, but it sends a message. So notice that your maple leaves are running your flag pole (at this point, our symbol is no longer belonging to the anti -canal opponents). If you do not have a flag, you can easily create one. You can do this even using Grayans made from Canadian honey wax Made by bees In the Brookville.

After all, we are not waiting for our selected officers to start measured answers and red-level-the opposite. Instead, we provided our horns, gave each other a thumb, and went to work to show that we were seriously taking the Canadian.

We will keep it, right?

Bdeachman@postMedia.com

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