Pierre Cléroux, vice-president of research and chief economist at the Business Development Bank of Canada, told The Globe and Mail that if every Canadian household redirected $25 a week from foreign products to Canadian ones, it would boost GDP by 0.7 per cent and create 60,000 jobs.
Until I feel that usa can be trusted to be an ally and not an invader, I'm going to continue boycotting usa, tariff or no tariff. Unfortunately, once the trust is broken, it's hard to repair.
Those in power will not bow to pressure from normal people until the guillotines come out, but when business leaders come crying about their profits they will backtrack as Trump and his ilk have done. Make them hurt and don't stop when they cry uncle. - an American
🎵 What’s our life and freedom worth
When a tyrant seeks our earth,
Aiming to subdue our land with greedy hand?
But we’ll stand against his might,
Canada won’t yield this fight,
And we’ll shout across our free and sovereign land:
Go home, Yankee! Yankee, go home!🎵
In addition to bourbon, Canada is a crucial market for U.S. whiskey and other spirits as well as wine and beer. Bartenders, waitstaff and retail clerks in the U.S. are among those who will face significant layoffs if trade tensions continue, said Mr. Gould.
I'm curious about why US bartenders and waitstaff could be impacted... Is this specific to those who work at distilleries, or is it general to all in the hospitality industry? It's not clear to me.