Now Canada has lifted most of the retaliatory tariffs, with Carney explaining that Canada has the “best deal with the United States right now.”

Canadians may choose to follow the direction of their prime minister or they may view this as an opportunity to take more responsibility and continue to use their purchasing choices to influence trade relations.

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    The article gets a few points right but it is yet another news outlet that missed the really big point: Trump threatened to invade Canada. There was a period of time when it was becoming increasingly clear that he was going to use fentanyl as a manufactured crisis and as context for a military occupation or at the very least placing military on the Canadian border. Nearly every time Trump talked about Canada he had to drop some sort of line where he mentioned annexing Canada.

    I’m not sure why this detail always slips through the cracks whenever news agencies talk about the souring Canada/US relations. Threatening war on your neighbour is a great way to destroy generations of built-up trust in an instant.

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    I don’t boycott US goods and services because of tariffs. I do it because the US government has threatened and continues to threaten our sovereignty and has shown complete disrespect towards the entire country.

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    Not only am I boycotting because of the threat of war and tariffs, but when it comes to food I just don’t trust what’s coming from the US. With them continuing to remove regulations, and RFK being a crazy person, who the hell knows what’s going to end up in the food.

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    Carney has done nothing but roll over and present after winning the election… the boycott has been entirely carried out by the people of Canada

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        Stop what abouting. We have a PM who is doing exactly the opposite then what he said he intended. It’s not about what would have happened. It’s about what is actually happening now. Don’t stand up to it and we’re just Murica lite.

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      Let’s be honest: the American economy dominates Canada’s. Retaliatory tariffs still hurt Canadians, much much more than Americans.

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    I always felt like it was a good idea to prefer imports from developed nations with functional, representative governments. As an American, it is pretty embarrassing for my neighbor to see my roommate’s leopard eating my face though.

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    Did we not start the movement after Trump came in? I know I was starting to do the move prior but really kicked it up after Trump did what he did.

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      Did we not start the movement after Trump came in?

      I’d say we did. This article is based on a survey of data collected June and July 2025