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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jedidajah Otte

‘The relationship is broken’: Canadians respond to Trump’s tariffs

People hold signs and wave flags in a protest outside the US consulate in Vancouver
A protest against the Trump administration outside the US consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photograph: Ethan Cairns/AP

“Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’ about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from New Brunswick, Canada.

“Not a single lettuce leaf or piece of fruit. I have become an avid reader of labels and have adopted an ‘anywhere but the US’ policy when shopping. I will not visit the States while Trump remains in office, and most of the people I know have adopted the same policy.”

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