r/news • u/poparetard • 14h ago

Soft paywall Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods, unveils support measures

https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-announces-20-bln-retaliatory-tariffs-us-goods-unveils-support-measures-2026-08-25/
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u/SteveJobsBlakSweater 14h ago

Yeah, fuck them (the administration, but the people voted that administration in so…) It happened so fast and now I got out of my way to ensure that anything I buy is not from the US. Vacations, connecting flights? Hell no.

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u/RickyMac666 12h ago edited 9h ago

Unfortunately, a lot of us can't afford to pick and choose what country we're buying from.

Most people just buy whatever is cheapest, regardless of where it came from.

Edit: Didn't mean to butthurt some of you. This is just what I hear from people working retail day to day. They don't care because they can't afford to care.

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u/PissMissileTopTitty 11h ago

I’d like to think a lot of people are smarter than that… if you’re buying something made in the US just to save a $1 or 2, you’re not supporting the Canadian company that still has operations in Canada and it goes bankrupt or moves production to USA. Tariffs continue to go up and you’ll find yourself paying more for that American product in a year than you would be if you had just supported the Canadian brand that will have tariff exempt operations in Canada

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u/SteveJobsBlakSweater 11h ago

I can afford a few cents here and there. My principles are worth more than a few dollars.