Patriotism Surges in Canada as Citizens Band Together to Fight Trump [View all]
Source: Newsweek
By Sophie Clark
Donald Trump's announcement of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports into the U.S. over the weekend has sparked a feeling that Canadian newspaper The Star has called "decidedly un-Canadian:" Patriotism.
National pride was on display at the Vancouver Canucks hockey game on Sunday when fans booed the "The Star-Spangled Banner," while cheering for "O Canada," continuing an emerging trend at sporting events and more generally in Canada.
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Trudeau is due to speak with Trump today after Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural and consumer products, industrial materials and machinery industries.
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The trade war has also extended into alcohol sales, as in Canada alcohol is imported by provincial governments and then sold on via liquor stores within each province. Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario said he will be pulling American-made alcohol from shelves in his province, which borders Ohio. David Eby, the premier of British Columbia, told liquor stores to remove brands manufactured in American "red" states, though he did not clarify which states these were.
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You go, Canada!
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