Time
- When Lynn Henderson walks into her
local grocery store in British Columbia, she has one label at the top of her
mind: “Made in Canada.” The 47-year-old is among a wave of Canadian consumers
trying to boycott U.S. products in a show of solidarity amid the ongoing trade
war. “Even when I'm shopping with my toddler, he now asks specifically, ‘Oh,
are these apples Canadian?’ And he will ask that before putting it in the
cart,” Henderson tells TIME.
The resurgence of the “Buy
Canadian” movement comes amid a deepening U.S.-Canada trade dispute that shows
no signs of waning. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect
Tuesday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney matching the economic pressure imposed
by the U.S. after trade negotiations collapsed last month. The U.S. has since
announced a ban on Canadian dairy, motorcycles, and most alcoholic beverages.
It’s all unfolding against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump
repeatedly talking of his ambitions to annex Canada and make it the 51st state.
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