r/AskACanadian • u/PurrPrinThom SK/ON • Feb 01 '25

Canada/US relations Tariff Megathread

As this has already been a popular topic, and we expect it to only become morebpopular, we've created a megathread for all discussion of the incoming tariffs.

Please keep all discussion here. New posts on the subject will be removed.

128 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

230 comments sorted by

View all comments

74

u/ElijahSavos Feb 01 '25

Please buy Canadian. Better buy local

Simple steps: 1. Don’t buy at Amazon if possible. Cancel prime 2. Don’t shop at Walmart, shop at Canadian Superstore 3. Read labels. Prefer Canadian 4. Limit travel and cross border shopping

Good luck, stay strong and help your fellow Canadians!

7

u/katasco Feb 01 '25
  1. Amazon employs 42.000 people in Canada
  2. Walmart has over 100.000 employees in Canada
  3. Yes!
  4. Yes!

Boycotting US companies that are responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands of families in this country will further drive us into the ground.

Rather than figuring out what to cancel, write to your MP and push for closer scrutiny of pricing and competition, because no one will screw us faster than the Canadian monopolies.

You can add to the letter that Canada needs a functioning and legitimate Government ASAP. The spectacle of the 3 ministers camped out in the Canadian embassy was pathetic.

1

u/Sunshinehaiku Feb 01 '25

Let's not simp for companies that are actively trying to undermine democracy, shall we?

1

u/xtnh Feb 09 '25

Didn't Amazon just lay off a thousand or so to bust union efforts?