Trudeau urges Canadians to travel and buy Canadian in the face of U.S. trade dispute
Source: Toronto Star
OTTAWA—As a Canada-U.S. trade dispute threatens to grow nastier, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging Canadians to travel and spend at home though he stopped just shy of urging a boycott of American goods and destinations.
Asked by reporters how Canadians should respond to the ongoing trade actions of the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump, and whether they should boycott U.S. products and travel spots this summer, Trudeau said it’s up to individuals.
When the Liberal government announced its $16-billion list last month of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs to push back at Trump’s 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and 10 per cent tariff on aluminum, it ensured there would be “readily available” Canadian substitutes, or products from countries that do not face tariffs, for consumers to choose from, he said.
“As for Canadians, I’m always one to encourage Canadians to discover our extraordinary country, to take vacations here at home, to continue to ‘Buy Canadian’ and, if Canadians are looking for extra reasons to do so, then so be it.
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Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/06/20/trudeau-urges-canadians-to-travel-and-buy-canadian-in-the-face-of-us-trade-dispute.html
He added after that statement that it's "important for Canadians to make their own choices" on this.
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