The International Peace Garden, a symbol of friendship between Canada and the United States, is facing a potential decline in visitors due to heightened political tensions fueled by rhetoric from the US government. While the garden remains a non-political space dedicated to fostering international cooperation, concerns about tariffs and political statements have led some Canadians to reconsider their plans to visit.
The International Peace Garden is shown near Boissevain, Man., on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of imposing tariffs on Canada and making it the 51st state, some people are feeling a bit less neighbourly and saying they have no plans to visit this year. The garden is a non-profit operation that raises money from admission fees, private donations and regular funding from state and provincial governments and Parks Canada.
The garden sits right on the border. A small creek that runs through the middle of the park, along with a cairn in one area, are the only real signs of any boundary. Roughly 35,000 people visit a year and the garden regularly hosts small conferences with attendees from the two countries. The mayor of Boissevain-Morton, a community on the Canadian side of the border, said she expects the garden will be hit by a lack of visitors because many have told her they’re not going to travel to the U.S. this year.
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