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[–] [email protected] 4 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 41 minutes ago) (1 children)

as an aussie, this is all so fucked up… we have basically nothing here that’s canadian, but i’m certainly switching all my shopping and services away from US brands in solidarity (RIP vegemite :p)

global solidarity against the fucking bully

at the very least, anyone could be next… but even without that somewhat selfish take, canadians don’t deserve any of this

[–] [email protected] 1 points 29 minutes ago

Is Vegemite American made? Wow. My SO is Australian and his family would bring him some when they visited. We can only get Marmite here.

This isn't going to be easy but the orange rapist doesn't seem to comprehend that we can hit them where they live.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 33 minutes ago

I can't wait for 2028.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 28 minutes ago

Yay for Canada! All of those US brands, not one in my home. You’ll be better off without them.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Dawson's, Piri Piri by PC, No Name hot sauce

In solidarity with Mexico I might just stick with El Yucateco.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

You've pointed out an aspect of this that has escaped too many. You don't fight nationalism with more nationalism. This trade war can only result in stronger trade partnerships with other nations.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago

I've been pleasantly surprised at how Canadian my stuff already is. It makes sense, I guess - shipping costs something, and I look for deals.

The really hard thing will be fresh, perishable goods, so I've spent the last several years moving onto all-pantry recipes. Detergent is also weirdly American, although Tru Earth is Canadian.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 hours ago

I work at a pet food manufacturer in Wisconsin, and we sell our products in Canada. We've been fielding lots of questions and feedback contacts from our Canadian customers saying they won't feed our products anymore. I get it, and I'm in full support of anyone who boycotts us. In my department, both of the people I report to are right wing, Trump-voting idiots who didn't think about how this affects us directly.

This makes my job harder, but hit us where it hurts. I will sit back and laugh as the leopards eat their faces. I truly hope the company as a whole survives as is, but I am prepared if we don't. Fuck around and find out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Just went grocery shopping. It was actually easier to figure out what was made in the US than I expected. Pretty much everything was labeled with the origin and where they were imported from (if they were imported).

The other thing I learned is that the US cornered the junk food market lmao.

Also I did buy one item from the US which was broccoli. If someone finds broccoli not from the US let me know :D

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Coca Cola is bad because… It’s owned by an American corporation, despite being bottled in Canada?

Why then are we suggested to buy Great Value? Is it because Walmart is an American corporation but it’s bottled in Canada?

I’ve seen this suggestion a few times before this post. Someone help it make sense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

And even if a company's HQ is in America, their shareholders are probably all over. Personally I'll only worry a bout the physical supply chain.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago

Canada Dry isn't Canadian anymore. It was bought by an American company in 2008.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

BioSteel was bought by a conspiracy theorist/Guru type last year that also owns Canadian Protein. For anyone that needs proof just lookup the owner and his social media.

PVL is probably a decent Canadian alternative.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The one product I needed tonight from this list doesn't like it is listed correctly. PC mustard is product of USA. I passed on it and bought French's because it at least uses Canadian mustard seed. And fuck Galen Weston anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You would have a hard time finding mustard that doesn't use Canadian mustard seed...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

But a pretty easy time finding mustard that doesn't say it uses Canadian mustard seed, so...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm just saying that because we produce a shit ton of seeds in Canada so unless you go out of your way to buy mustard produced in Asia, you're getting Canadian mustard seeds in your mustard.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Loblaws will continue to receive none of my money.

Fuck galen. Fuck Presidents choice anything.

They will probably raise their prices AGAIN in times of hardship to make hundred of millions more.

I will not eat their products.

I will eat the rich.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I will shoplift their products though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 46 minutes ago

but not from a canadian-owned store

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If Coke etc are canned in Canada do they get tariffs? The Canadian people deserve better than PC cola.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

They shouldn't, one of the goals of tarrifs is to encourage production in-country

[–] [email protected] 74 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Can we please not call Tim Hortons Canadian?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Nor is Robin Good and Four roses

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry I didn't make the list, that is dumb.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

Who did make it? What is its source?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Exactly. Restaurant Brands which owns Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes is a US company. Tim Hortons is garbage anyway.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It’s actually Brazilian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Is that why they're so smooth?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

What part of Canada was this list created for?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

Loblaws, I think.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

As an ashamed American, I really dig the solidarity and support you guys are showing with your alternative products and boycott lists!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago

Like Letterkenny says, if there's one thing you Yanks have sorted, it's your shopping. I will very much miss clothes shopping there because that really was a big savings.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Earth's Own is Canadian and makes pretty good oat milk.

I've already switched to them for a while since it's more affordable than other coffee creamers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

I like getting their almond milk packs from Costco.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I just came back from groceries, and I went in with every intention to not by anything from the USA. Much to my surprise, I'd say 90% of what I usually buy are products grown and made in Canada! The rest were from Spain, India, etc.

A few were made in Canada using domestic and imported ingredients, so I'll be looking for all Canadian alternatives.

Orange juice was the only American product, and was a "one last time" purchase.

FYI, oats, most legumes and beans, and tomato products are nearly all Canadian.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago

Unico is a great Canadian brand for tinned beans, tomatoes, etc. I always buy it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

I honestly believe this can be a net positive. Lots opportunities internationally. Plenty of natural resources .

These kinds of things bring people together. America doesn’t understand that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (4 children)

Those chips brands are so much better than lays.

Edit: Isn't ms Vickies Canadian too?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago (7 children)

Those are some grim coffee options. If your store carries jumping bean (mine does) they're from Newfoundland. There's some good rosters you can buy online like Detour. Of course if you're in a city like Vancouver Montreal or Toronto you have endless local rosters but even smaller towns will usually have one or two good ones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Local roasters are the way if you ha e them.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

I know it's not a real option for many, but for those who can afford to I'd also recommend shopping local for groceries as much as possible. We need to stand together in the face of these tariffs, but I don't love the idea of Loblaws and co. standing to gain so much from the struggles of the public yet again.

Check out local grocery stores and smaller chains like Co-Op if they operate in your area for Canadian made goods. Look and see if there's a local farmers market you can buy staples like eggs and produce from. It's the little guys that are likely to face an existential threat from all this international non-diplomacy.

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