As 'Buy Canadian' grows, more US companies say retailers turning away their products

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

March 31, 2025 8:15 AM EDT Updated 9 min ago


TORONTO/NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters) - The "Buy Canadian" movement is sending new ripples of concern through the executive offices of U.S.-based consumer companies that banked on selling their products on Canadian retail shelves. California-based diaper maker Parasol Co had been working since January with a distributor to expand the sale of its diapers and baby wipes to new retailers in Canada, including convenience stores, CEO Jessica Hung said.

But, in early March the distributor, who Hung declined to name, halted work on the deal, she said, because of growing anti-American sentiment in Canada. "They were instructed by a retailer to pause any American brand launch," Hung said, referring to the distributor. "They told us they would re-evaluate when market conditions allow."

"That's the kind of disruption we would never expect,” said Hung. "I never heard of this happening until now. It’s definitely quite a bit of headwinds." A dramatic reshuffling of Canada's retail shelves illustrates the impact of patriotic consumerism in Canada, which imported nearly $350 billion of products from the United States in 2024, making it its largest trading partner.

U.S. President Donald Trump's jabs to annex Canada, the imposition of a 25% levy on steel and aluminum from Canada and threats to tax all other imports from the country have prompted a rallying cry among many Canadian shoppers to eschew U.S.-made products.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/buy-canadian-grows-more-us-companies-say-retailers-turning-away-their-products-2025-03-31/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Da, Da, Canada

Nyet, Nyet, Soviet

Chant from the 1972 hockey matchup vs. U.S.S.R.

[creon]

2. Excellent

I think that it has to be done.

[Bengus81]

3. And how many of these CEO's voted once again for Trump and another round

of massive tax cuts? I'm betting almost ALL of them did. You think Canada is bad,hell I'm boycotting everything I don't need just to survive the next four years. Chew on that asshats............

FAFO.............

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Things like used cars will get more expensive and then they will get cheaper. Depression means deflation. . . nt

[IbogaProject]

17. This will be much worse than a recession or even a depression

Our whole house of cards Petrodollar economic system is going to collapse. Capitalism requires growth, nothing this administration is doing will spur domestic economic growth. When the value of our dollar starts falling there will be a rush to the exits on our Treasury debt and it will likely cause a very dramatic Economic collapse. And if we get any set of disasters and or calamities things could get very serious very quick. Our whole global civilization is very precarious.

[central scrutinizer]

20. Drumpf's plan?

Martial Law and suspension of elections to deal with the bread riots.

[jonstl08]

28. no midterms

Most people think I am nuts when I say because of the Supreme Court immunity ruling Trump will cancel the 2026 midterms because the GOP will lose their power and stop his agenda. He will use some national emergency as the reason and when people revolt declare martial law. Of course the GOP will go along with it.

[aeromanKC]

4. America first is America Alone!!

Fuck Trump's America!!

[IronLionZion]

5. At some point American companies need to push back on Trump's trade war

MAGA is very bad for business

[Chi67]

24. FAFO

Many companies are now in the Find Out phase. Good.

[wolfie001]

6. Trump humpers and their "Go woke, go broke"

Stupid, hateful mother-fuckers. All of those US companies acquiescing. Submitting willingly to trump's hate.

[Skittles]

27. it's absolutely disgusting

NEVER AGAIN do we have to wonder how sane people in Germany felt in the 30's - we're seeing with our own eyes all these Trump humping pieces of utter SHIT failing their country

[wolfie001]

29. Nazis based their antisemitic laws on Jim Crow laws

Which explains why assholes like Gov. DeShitstain don't want DEI programs taught. Truth hurts those racist snowflakes.

[Joinfortmill]

7. Yup, gonna be a lot of pain before we get rid of this scourge.

[republianmushroom]

8. A live and earn which Americans have never had to do like this before.

[yobrault1]

9. It is not anti-American, it is anti-demented cantelope

"But, in early March the distributor, who Hung declined to name, halted work on the deal, she said, because of growing anti-American sentiment in Canada."

jus say'n.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Yes, but trust is lost in buckets but comes back in droplets. . . . nt

[Bengus81]

22. True! Example: My grandfather lost all his money in a bank failure in Oklahoma

just a couple of months after the 1929 crash. He never had a bank account again until 1965 even though the FDIC had been started by FDR. I think the only reason for the 1965 new bank account was that he retired that year and started collecting Social Security.

[3auld6phart]

13. Agree

Not Anti American, Anti the orange slug and his cronies…

[Chi67]

25. Keep it up!

We need you to keep doing what you're doing!

[Otto_Harper]

12. A direct result of...

[Owens]

14. Bet those American companies that donated to Trump weren't expecting this!

FAFO stage!

[MissouriDem47]

15. The downward slide

The downward slide for the Trump Great Depression with start on 4/2/25.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. I think the S&P formed a double top Jan 23 & Feb 19 w a kind of pre-top Dec 6 in the same 6100 congestion zone. . . nt

[OldBaldy1701E]

16. People don't have major surgery until it hurts enough.

Of course, if one waits too long after that point...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Good analogy. magas need to cut the cult umbilical tube before it is too late for them. . . . nt

[Marthe48]

21. Too many bigshots backed the wrong candidate

We will all suffer from their greed and stupidity.

Why no one will stop the insanity is beyond me. I'm to the point that I can't think of a single thing anyone has done or is doing could destroy reputations the way rwnj act in full view of the world. Really, if a person is willing to sell out their country for a boob in diapers, we can be pretty sure they think they have something to hide.

[Bengus81]

23. Yep..hell I blame Republicans in Congress more than I do Trump. That POS is a fucking NAZI

and will do what he wants to do. Republicans have the power along with Dems to stop ALL this bullshit in it's tracks today.

[OrlandoDem2]

26. I absolutely love Canada! Americans should vacation there (if they'll have us). I've been 4 times and loved it!

Toronto, Banff (twice), Vancouver. Eh!

Banff is one of the most beautiful places on planet earth. I’ve done a good bit of traveling so I can defend my claim.

We love you, Canada!! We will fight Trumpism together!