Same.
Canadian retailers do same.
Why shouldn't Canadians, Jayne, rather support their friends who work at Canadian plants or businesses owned by Canadians? In my opinion they should. Those workers need their jobs too.
Personally, my position's clear. I back it up by never going to any American retailers, restaurants, etcetera, and by never purchasing American products
@Jaebius
It could be because I grew up in a city that had a book written about it,
Galt, U.S.A.: The “American Presence” in a Canadian City, by
Robert L. Perry, published by Maclean-Hunter/The Financial Post around
1971–72.
I worked for a company that was the largest privately owned company in the US prior to being purchased by a corporation, and going through various changes / amalgamations.
With the changes in tariff (Nafta, then cusma), our economies became more integrated. Parts moved back & forth in various forms -- hardware, light assemblies, bigger products. Some were finished & packaged close to their targets. Companies looked at labour rates. The dollar being less than the US dollar helped us, but, our systems of wanting pensions, benefits and health care put burdens in.
For years, we have watched corporations figure out where in the world was the most logical financially to make their products.
So, employing Canadians, getting decent benefits mattered -- and yes, I bought Lays Chips, as they were made down the highway from us. SC Johnson is in Brantford.
Shopping was the same. Costco & Walmart employ Canadians in all forms from floor to logistics.
Netflix makes movie in Canada under Netflix Canada.
It isn't straightforward that one should just buy Canadian.
When sourcing items, its about moving the needle.
Absolutely avoid the American owned, American produced products. (Though there is privilege involved in that, if it is the lowest cost product with reasonable quality)
We know that we are moving that needle.
Small manufacturers tell us that they have had to increase production -- they have a market.
Some stores that previously carried small batch products no longer can get them, as larger stores with bigger buying power are getting the production.
I am unsure where all this will take us. Hopefully with more products made in Canada.
Remember that company that I said that I worked for -- it did very well in the tar sands project -- lots of their products went in. Now, though, they are building a big plant near the head office. Trump's cronies were there recently as part of the G20. I wonder, when I see that, how much longer the Canadian manufcturing will exist.
I hope that whatever purchase orders are made have teeth to ensure that the company retains canadian presence in mfg.
