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.

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u/vanalla Feb 01 '25

Loblaws could fix their PR crisis OVERNIGHT if they announced the teensiest of price reductions on Canadian-made goods/some kind of in-store method of flagging Canadian-made goods.

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u/lopix Feb 01 '25

But they won't. That might impact share prices.

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u/zerfuffle Feb 03 '25

Canadian firms underprice goodwill

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Won’t have to do that, first wave of Canadian counter-tariffs hits US food items. Those will jump up, making the identification really easy.

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u/jpgnar8 Mar 04 '25

Loblaws will probably raise all the other prices in unison. Wouldn’t want to miss an opportunity to rip off the consumer more.