'I'm a little angry': Canadian firms boycott US products

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7vjlv7pzdo

by zfg • 1 year ago

45 8 1 year ago

BBC has fallen from grace.

They interview a woman that MIGHT stop importing, but "These tariffs could be gone any day. Let's see how it all unfolds, then we'll start making decisions,".

Until they act it’s just gossip propagated by low quality journalists (Sam Gruet).

esbranson• 1 year ago

CBC appears to be running nationalist stories on the daily. BBC is just reflecting the mood of the country.

metalman2• 1 year ago

As a Canadian small business owner,(metal work), I can tell you that I am getting inquiries from companys looking to replace US sourced producs. They are douing this pre-emtivly, as the existing "supply chain" issues, wildly expensive shipping, and now tarrifs, is making it just not worth it. Canadians are used to paying more, for everything , but , we expect a certain level of reliability when paying those premiums. Also, a great many American manufacturers are already working at capacity, and state quite clearly, that they only ship to the lower 48. So all companys in Canada are used to hustling to meet demand, through whatever avenue is availible, and unlike many developing countrys, Canada has an industrial base, large and diverse enough to branch out, if things persist. Though truth to be told, our biggest challenges are internal, with an ageing population and technological upheavals.

throwaway032023• 1 year ago

What is Canada’s transportation infrastructure like? USA is blessed with waterways for the middle/eastern side. Canada is massive. How can shipping not be wildly expensive?

dukeyukey• 1 year ago

USA is blessed with waterways

Although thanks to the Jones Act those waterways aren't used nearly as much as they could be. Only about 5% of US cargo is over river, versus 70%-ish for lorry and 15%-ish for train.

parliament32• 1 year ago

Train is generally the "cheap and slow" option, while truck is more expensive but it'll get there quicker. Prices are roughly the same as the US.

cf100clunk• 1 year ago

Taking a look at our big map of Canada, we can see that the Canadian side of the Great Lakes waterway from Thunder Bay, Ontario on Lake Superior to-and-from the Gulf Of St. Lawrence where it meets the Atlantic Ocean is a massive shipping corridor with many ports, highways, and railways in between. The land area north and west of Thunder Bay represents a difficult challenge to road and rail construction due to its location upon the Canadian Shield of mostly igneous rock. Nevertheless, those were built there and are heavily used. The Trans-Canada Highway needs to be twinned from Thunder Bay north and west to the Manitoba border as it is a choke point for trucking, but the cost and difficulty has put off politicians for many decades. From the Manitoba border west through to British Columbia's seaports the railways and highways have undergone regular improvements and are a breeze to travel quickly upon. Yes, Canada is massive, but the long straightaways in many areas allow for sustained high speeds. There are plenty of jokes about setting the cruise control in eastern Manitoba and waking up half-way through Alberta.

Having said all that, the more optimal transportation routes and corridors in Canada have traditionally been North-South in several places due to the interconnectivity of Canada's economy with that of the U.S.A., which is undergoing tremendous strain these days.

metalman2• 1 year ago

should have used the term "relative", US to Canada shipping has incresed in cost by 4X in the last 5 years, for smaller orders. Intra Canadian shipping has kept pace, still not cheap ,like what we see south of the border for lower 48 shipping,but much more attractive now. Also what was reliable 3 day shipping from the US, is now 7 days+, @ 4X price. Last bits of hyway from Ontario, east to Nova Scotia are bieng twinned, with development happening in the most (historicaly) unlikely of places, as in there are quite litteraly, citys popping up in what is endless scrub spruce forest. So this is creating a natural east/west shipping corridor and market inside Canada, with economys of scale.

'I'm a little angry': Canadian firms boycott US products

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