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Old 07-10-2025, 09:00 PM   #3081
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He just announced 35% blanket tariffs on Canada, effective August 1.
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He just announced 35% blanket tariffs on Canada, effective August 1.
Phew, it's a good thing I stocked up on blankets last month.
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Trump says tariffs on Canada are back to 35% on August 1st. At least allegedly.
Universal tariff, or specific goods?
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How can businesses plan with completely unpredictable tariffs? They’re on, they’re off, they’re 25%, they’re 50%, they’re 35%, they’re off again, some are off but some are on.
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How can businesses plan with completely unpredictable tariffs? They’re on, they’re off, they’re 25%, they’re 50%, they’re 35%, they’re off again, some are off but some are on.
We can't and it's been a ####ing awful six months. #### Trump.
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We can't and it's been a ####ing awful six months. #### Trump.
Yep. I've deal with a lot of businesses that are basically yo-yo-ing hoarding inventory every few weeks on the off-chance Drumpf actually follows through on the tariffs.

Guess what happens to supply and ergo prices when a bunch of businesses are suddenly and seemingly randomly stockpiling months worth of inventory.
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Old 07-11-2025, 12:26 PM   #3089
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Sunglasses and eye drops are the only things with Tariffs on them for us. We have shifted to only stocking Canadian drops and the Sunglass companies now ship us their product from Europe instead of the US to avoid the Tariffs.
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I reconsidered making a relatively large purchase recently, on an item only made in the US and it's really pissing me off. The retaliatory tarrif alone would have been $4,923 CAD.
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Old 07-11-2025, 03:14 PM   #3091
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I’m just flat out trying my best to buy nothing from the US. I hope that others are still doing this and people haven’t gotten soft.

The biggest impact for me seems to be in the produce section. I’ve really wanted some cauliflower or berries and all of the options are from the US. Instead, I’ve skipped those purchases and thankfully now the farmers markets are rolling and I can buy things there.
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I’m just flat out trying my best to buy nothing from the US. I hope that others are still doing this and people haven’t gotten soft.

The biggest impact for me seems to be in the produce section. I’ve really wanted some cauliflower or berries and all of the options are from the US. Instead, I’ve skipped those purchases and thankfully now the farmers markets are rolling and I can buy things there.
I just opened a package I got today from the US and I'm mad at myself for dropping my vigilance. I usually have my eBay settings to only display things from Canadian sellers, but I somehow unchecked that box or something and accidentally ordered from a US seller.

I apologize to my fellow Canadians and promise to redouble my efforts!
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I’m just flat out trying my best to buy nothing from the US. I hope that others are still doing this and people haven’t gotten soft.

The biggest impact for me seems to be in the produce section. I’ve really wanted some cauliflower or berries and all of the options are from the US. Instead, I’ve skipped those purchases and thankfully now the farmers markets are rolling and I can buy things there.
I started missing cauliflower in the spring, so we grew our own. It's great, but we should have planted more. Almost all gone. Unfortunately the only orange tree we can grow makes grape sized sour oranges.


Have some Arctic kiwi, corn, grapes, rhubarb, raspberries, strawberries, plum, haskaps, cherries, Nanking cherry, apple, sakskatoons, onion, garlic, peppers, cucumber, squash, cabbage, taters, carrots, lettuce, kale, horseradish, catnip, broccoli, asparagus, radishes, tomatos, and lots of herbs.


Thanks to global warming you can grow all sorts of stuff here.
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How do you grow anything in your clay?
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How do you grow anything in your clay?
Lots of amendments. Lots.


Actually, built proper raised beds this year and good soil, so it's all much better.
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I’m just flat out trying my best to buy nothing from the US. I hope that others are still doing this and people haven’t gotten soft.

The biggest impact for me seems to be in the produce section. I’ve really wanted some cauliflower or berries and all of the options are from the US. Instead, I’ve skipped those purchases and thankfully now the farmers markets are rolling and I can buy things there.
Yeah we haven’t bought romaine lettuce in months as apparently nobody else is growing it. Had a decent run of blueberry options but it’s been nothing but ####tsville blues for over a month. Ontario blues can’t come soon enough.
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Old 07-12-2025, 08:55 AM   #3099
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Alberta’s premier has responded to the latest tariff announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the threatened increase would hurt economies on both sides of the border while also denouncing Canadian retaliatory tariffs.

In a post to social media, Danielle Smith says the threat of 35 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports would be “a tax on the American people” that would hurt businesses in Canada and the U.S.
https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/07...adian-imports/


Mark Smith down as one of those dumb enoguh to still think logic and reason works on this Cheeto. How can you still believe this is even worth discussing anymore? Back in February? Sure? Now? Wake the #### up.
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If it makes you feel good. Otherwise don't ... US simply doesn't care.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ph...100047020.html

Makes no difference to US. Canadians typically overestimate their place in the world. Not sure US even notices.. but all the rhetoric is keeping US folks from going to Canada as well so there is that backlash.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cro...cans-1.7581821

As the saying goes.. When America sneezes the world catches cold. Can't really say that about Canada. Nothing you do will even make a dent in the US Economy.


Oh and thank you for selling your US homes. We need the inventory.

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