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Butler1000

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Aside from not having a functioning parliament while our PM is severely hung over after partying in Europe for the past few weeks, you would think that despite having ample warning, they would be able to retaliate immediately with tariffs...but instead they are going to wait 3 weeks????

Seems like the only smart Canadian was Mark Carney moving his company to the US while convincing Canadians he has their best interests at heart.
They are doing some immediately. And allowing local companies to resource if possible by delaying three weeks for the rest.

That's smart. You are not.
 
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It's funny how a year ago, the Liberal apologists were screaming from the rooftops, "It's not the carbon tax, it's greedy corporations like Loblaws gouging; I'm gonna buy from Wal-Mart" are now wrapping themselves in Chinese-made Canadian flags (that they previously called a racist symbol) trying to "buy Canadian" without realizing how loose the definition of "manufactured in Canada" really is.
 

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It's funny how a year ago, the Liberal apologists were screaming from the rooftops, "It's not the carbon tax, it's greedy corporations like Loblaws gouging; I'm gonna buy from Wal-Mart" are now wrapping themselves in Chinese-made Canadian flags (that they previously called a racist symbol) trying to "buy Canadian" without realizing how loose the definition of "manufactured in Canada" really is.
Made in China is ok, made in EU is ok, Mexico is ok.
Just the US now.
 

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I think I’m sliding towards the Fuck Trump camp! The tariffs have become reality. Trump has crossed the line. Where did “United We Stand” go?
This guy might be a certified lunatic!

I’m walking towards the shredder with my Go Trump membership card!
We willed ,next your stop praying to Trump and burn your Trump bible. Trump will not be happy.
 
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Be that as it may, I’ve been looking at labels a lot more closely in the last number of years. Country of origin is often a factor not only in the product but also the store for me. Already, sometimes I will gladly pay 25% more for local (e.g. strawberries) and will bypass whenever possible stuff from countries that piss me off. Voting with your wallet really doesn’t cost much (and the difference will be less when the Canadian tariffs go into effect). And it gives you an empowering sense of doing something no matter how insignificant it may be (just like voting). As an individual, it means nothing,, but if 1/3 of the people felt as I did (I know, wishful thinking) it could make a real difference.
The Nestlé milk boycott hit hard but didnt break the giant. It started in the late 1970s, a response to Nestlé’s agressive marketing of infant formula in developing nations, especially in Africa. Clean water was scarce, so when mothers mixed the powder with contaminated water, babys got sick. Some died. But Nestlé pushed their product hard, convincing women that formula was better than breast milk. Many believed it.


The outrage spread. Europe, North America, Canada—students and activists took up the cause. They pressured stores, held protests, made noise. It worked—to a point. The backlash forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to introduce the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes in 1981. Nestlé, facing heat, agreed to follow it in 1984. The boycott paused.


But they didnt really stop. Reports kept coming—formula promotions, shady sales tactics, marketing that undermined breastfeading. By the 90s, the boycott was back. Nestlé pushed back too. PR campaigns, claims of reform, new policies. Critics wern't convinced. Violations of the WHO Code kept surfacing, even into the 2000s and beyond.


In Canada, the boycott raised awareness, made Nestlé squirm a little. Some grocery chains got pressure to drop their products. But Nestlé was too big, too deep in the market. They adapted, shifted tactics, kept selling.


So, did they change? Sure—but only as much as they had to. The boycott proved that protest has power. But Nestlé? It bent, it stumbled, but it never broke.
 
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