Canada’s response to Trump’s tariffs has been anything but subtle – it's a full-on boycott.
Though European media has largely overlooked it, Canada, America's long-time neighbour and ally (or as the Trump team has recently put it: America’s soon-to-be 51st state) has reacted to the tariffs with gritted teeth.
At last week's 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston, Canadians made their feelings clear: booing the Star-Spangled Banner, just as they’ve been doing for the past month.
After Canada’s nail-biting win, the soon-not-to-be Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wrote on X: "You can't take our country – and you can't take our game."
The consensus in Canada is unmistakable: Trump’s tariffs could damage the economy, at least in the short term. But instead of panic, Canadians are pushing back – with their wallets.
Between "no buy" lists circulating on social media, fans booing the US national anthem at sports derbies, Trudeau's call not to buy American, government-run liquor stores pulling US booze from their shelves, and reports of Canadian consumers going out of their way to choose Canadian-made over American, Canada’s boycott is in full swing.
But how about in Europe? Well, the response has been decidedly different.
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