America openly threatened Canadian sovereignty last year and has engaged in a planned economic destruction of the nation. The Republican Party views the entire hemisphere as theirs and is actively invading or influencing political operations in sovereign countries. Canadians do not like the stance that their ally has taken; and to make their concerns heard they have launched a boycott of the USA. It’s working. The American economy is being hurt by Canadians not buying their booze and not visiting the nation.

Where’s the good news in this? It’s working. Canadians have made it clear to the American government that we are not to be trifled with and that sovereignty is important to us. Canadians are not giving up either.

The shift has affected everything from what brands Canadians buy to where they vacation to how they vote. There are economic implications on both sides of the border that policymakers are taking into account. Polling suggests the altered behavior won’t change anytime soon.
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“We’ve always seen the U.S. as a very strong and reliable ally,” said Michael Devereux, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. “That has really been undermined in the last year.”

Canadians began moving their food purchases away from the U.S. starting in early 2025, a data analysis released last month from the Bank of Canada found. Domestic brands gained wallet share as retailers and liquor stores encouraged shoppers to instead buy Canadian

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