Carney Backs Canada’s U.S. Boycott After Hitting $20 Billion of Imports With Tariffs
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 13
Carney Backs Canada’s U.S. Boycott After Hitting $20 Billion of Imports With Tariffs
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 13
Summary
$20 billion in retaliatory tariffs came with a public endorsement from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who praised Canadians for cutting U.S. travel and purchases as a response to Washington’s threats and rhetoric.
Consumer pullback is already visible: June trips by Canadians to the U.S. fell 25% from a year earlier, and Bank of Canada analysis found a modest but clear drop in purchases of American grocery products.
The boycott is spreading beyond food and vacations into tech and household goods, even as many shoppers struggle to replace some U.S. staples and retailers face scrutiny over misleading “Canadian” labels.
That grassroots shift is creating winners at home, with local producers reporting surging demand and a “Made in Canada” Facebook group swelling from under 300,000 members last year to more than 1.4 million.
The consumer campaign underscores Canada’s broader push to reduce dependence on the U.S. after decades of integration, though economists say fully untangling the two economies will be difficult.