‘If It’s Made in the US, I Don’t Buy It’: Canadians on Boycotting Trump’s America

THE GUARDIAN: Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

Screenshot taken from this Guardian article. | A sign in a liquor shop in Vancouver, British Columbia promotes native Canadian alcohol. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters
For William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is always the first choice,” even if it means his weekly bills are higher.

“As soon as Trump started putting those tariffs on in February [last year], I started boycotting US goods,” he said. “Avoiding American products has driven my costs up, and I’m still happy to do it.

“I used to drink US beer, but now I drink Canadian beer, and that costs me an extra C$1,000 (£531/US$720) a year. Likewise, groceries cost about C$50 more a week, but you work that extra hour to pay for it.”

McDonald likened Donald Trump’s behaviour towards Canada as “a lot like the schoolyard bully yelling and stomping their feet when they don’t get the cowering reaction they expect”. » | Jane Clinton | Saturday, August 29, 2026