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‘Buy Canadian’ movement just as strong 19 months since trade war began: poll (globalnews.ca)
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Now if buying Canadian meant having better options. Crave is the only Canadian streaming platform I know of and on top of giving money to Bell, it's... not great.

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[–] 47 points 1 week ago (25 children)

CBC Gem is an excellent addition to Canadian streaming options.

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    [–] 34 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    If there's not a Canadian streaming option, there's always piracy. I'm not so much doing "Buy Canadian" as I am doing "Buy Not American" or not buy at all.

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    • [–] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Canada: Removes US liquor from shelf

    US: 🤡😭😡🖕🏼

    US: Bans Canadian liquor

    Canada: ok 🤷🏼‍♀️

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    • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    The USA has been fucking us over for decades not just since they elected their god emperor. There is greenhouse produce available all year and frozen for the few times it is not.

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    • [–] 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Not as commonly mentioned, but National Film Board of Canada has a lot of great selections.

    https://www.nfb.ca/

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    • [–] 9 points 1 week ago

    So for the folks that are concerned about not having good Canadian streaming services, there IS an alternative me hearties! Yaarrrr!

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    [–] 8 points 1 week ago

    Let’s keep it up lads.

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    [–] 7 points 1 week ago (7 children)

    Yet Walmart is still raking in the $$$...

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    I mean, sometimes cheapest wins. As long as what you're walking out with is Canadian or at least not American. Personally my other options are Loblaws and Metro, and between the three of them milk is usually cheaper at Walmart, just as an example. And yes, I buy a Canadian brand.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    “Fun” fact: Walmart has/had an entire business strategy that boils down to:

    • Enter new market,
    • Undercut new market, using established stores to support the new one,
    • Pay employees poorly so that they can’t afford established businesses even if they wanted to,
    • Drive out local businesses/any competition at all,
    • Jack up prices so store can be successful.

    Buying cheap from Walmart is not a good idea.

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    • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    I was always looking for Canadian. Especially in terms of groceries (produce, meat etc). Now I just have another reason. Canadian or at least non American and that’s probably for life.

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    [–] 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Amazing, Americans would have given up by now if the shoe were on the other foot.

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    • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I found this some days ago, not sure how viable this might be over time, but having this on products to make it easier to identify their origin might help consumers prioritize products made in Canada with Canadian ingredients

    https://themaplescore.ca/

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    [–] 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Very annoying that local produce is more expensive than US ones. Strawberries, blueberries, etc.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Thats because they have lower food safety and labour standards down there...

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago*

    That's also corporate funding and buying power. They will fund lower prices to crush the little guy and then raise their prices when the little guys are gone.

    They can buy their fertilizer, diesel, and seeds in bulk at discount. Your little guy cannot.

    And when there's a disaster localized to you?

    Your little guy will be there, keeping his produce on the shelf, while the big guys products can't get through because shipping routes are closed.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Local produce, when in season, is worth the extra price. We buy ours from a garden center that has an agreement with area farmers. Much better berries than you can buy at the grocery store.

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