‘Buy Canada, Bye America’: Trump’s Taunts Spur Fury in the North
Grocery stores are promoting homegrown produce to consumers as 85% of Canadians hunt for alternatives to US goods.
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In Canadian grocery stores, US-grown produce is wilting on the shelves. Local executives are scouring wine lists over dinner to avoid ordering California pinot. And in Toronto, a 73-pound Great Pyrenees-Poodle mix named Izzy is no longer allowed to eat American dog food.
As US President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs, made 51st state jabs and referred to the country’s prime minister as “Governor Trudeau,” furious Canadian consumers have turned into vindictive shoppers: American-made products are out; everything else is in.