I wonder if Todd sees any flaws in his thinking there.
Posted on 04/08/2025 5:47:11 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Todd Brayman is no longer buying his favourite red wine, which is from California.
A veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, he is one of a growing number of people in Canada, Europe, and other parts of the world, who are avoiding buying US products due to President Trump's tariffs and treatment of US allies.
"I have in my life served alongside American forces. It is just profoundly upsetting and disappointing to see where we are given the historical ties that our two countries have," says Mr Brayman, who lives in Nova Scotia.
"But I think right now it's time to stand up and be counted, and in my mind, that means buying local and supporting Canadian business."
Together with his wife, Mr Brayman has replaced all the American products he used to buy, including his previous wine of choice, with Canadian alternatives.
"Luckett Phone Box Red wine, which is from right here in Nova Scotia, is great," he says.
Determining which products are Canadian isn't always easy. "Sometimes labelling can be misleading," adds Mr Brayman.
He now uses an app on his phone that can scan a product's barcode and identify where it's from. If the product is identified as American, the app suggests Canadian alternatives.
The app, called Maple Scan, is one of numerous emerging in Canada to help people shop local. Others include Buy Canadian, Is This Canadian? and Shop Canadian.
Maple Scan's founder, Sasha Ivanov, says his app has had 100,000 downloads since it launched last month. He believes the momentum around buying Canadian is here to stay.
"Lots of Canadians have told me, 'I'm not going back'. It's important that we support local regardless," he says.
Canadians like Mr Brayman are boycotting American products in response to a raft of import tariffs introduced by Trump.
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Good. Eat and drink your own .... stuff.
Well, Luckett Phone Box Red wine....
So how many cats do he and his wife have???
Yet they’ll gladly buy stuff from Communist China
They aren’t using their phones?
Then why did you have tariffs against us, to start?
“I have in my life served alongside American forces...historical ties that our two countries have,”...
What does the military have anything to do with the fact that historically, we’ve been carrying your country all along.
“But I think right now it’s time to stand up and be counted, and in my mind, that means buying local and supporting Canadian business.” It’s about time. Stop relying on us.
“Todd Brayman is no longer buying his favourite red wine, which is from California”
Which this dimwit was already paying 25% markup tariff on last year thanks to Trudope and fellow Canadian socialist.
They could always lower income taxes to make up the difference.
Life’s too short for me to give a crap about these losers.
I stopped reading after The Canadians
Nothing wrong with supporting your own country and products, duh. Why do these weenies think buying their own crap is any skin off our noses?
I guess that made for a quick read, lol.
With “friends “ like them, who needs enemies?
Soooo....exactly what do we buy from Canada and Denmark?
“Then why did you have tariffs against us, to start?”
That which must not be discussed.
I wonder if Todd sees any flaws in his thinking there.
Greenland?
Now he can drink fine Canadian vinegar, I mean wine.
Never forgave Kellogg’s for discontinuing “Danish Go-Rounds”
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