This news article reports on the growing trend of Canadian snowbirds cancelling their annual trips to the United States in protest of President Donald Trump's tariff threats. Canadians like Richard Mroz and Donna Marie Kennedy are joining the 'buy Canadian' movement, choosing to vacation in other countries and purchase more Canadian-made goods. The article highlights the economic impact this boycott could have on the US, particularly the tourism industry.
These Canadians cancelled major U.S. trips and gave up the snowbird lifestyle. Here’s why they won’t travel southRichard Mroz says he and his wife Pat have been visiting the United States each winter for more than four decades. This month, they were looking forward to towing their RV trailer down to Texas for a three-week trip.
But last weekend, they ditched their plans to travel south of the border for the first time, deciding instead to vacation in Rome and the Netherlands for three weeks in April. The “buy Canadian” movement goes beyond changing travel plans. Mroz says they’re trying to purchase more Canadian items at stores, and if none are available, they opt for non-American ones, such as raspberries from Peru, or oranges from Spain or Morocco. They’re also considering giving up their Netflix or Amazon Prime subscriptions.
She says buying Canadian or non-American products is worthwhile, even if it is more trouble and pricier in some cases. “It is difficult because for so long we’ve had this symbiotic relationship between the two countries where things were shared and you didn’t even question buying American, but opened a Pandora’s box and I think many Canadians, if not most, will try and buy Canadian,” she said.
“We’ll be playing more bridge up here I’ll start curling again and doing those kinds of things,” she said. “I’m so happy to be home, back home in Canada.”Jocelyn Dauk, a 50-year-old social worker from Montreal, says she, her husband and two sons, aged 20 and 17, are finding pride in Canada and favouring locally made or produced products “out of principle.”
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