All the stores started putting little Canada flag stickers by the price tags for made in Canada stuff. Unfortunately it does not differentiate by Canadian companies owned by American companies (like Tim Horton’s).
Petsmart is doing this too.
Pedigree dog treats, owned by Mars Canada - Maple Leaf.
That doesn't count, yo.
It's actually more important that the product be made in Canada, rather than who owns the company, since it would employ more Canadians and return more money into our economy.
I'm not sure where Pedigree makes their treats, but if it's in Canada, it gets a Maple Leaf.
But ideally, you do want a Canadian-owned company making goods in Canada using Canadian ingredients and hiring Canadian workers.
PetSmart itself is American owned. We switched our auto delivery (and brands) of pet food away from them.
Good point, though Tim Horton's is owned by Restaurant Brands Intetnational, with headquarters in Toronto and Florida. RBI is in turn owned by shareholders, the largest of which is 3G capital, a Brazilian-American firm... so it's complicated. Much American involvement, though!
Coca Cola is marked as European here, because it's bottled and distributed by a local company.
People even argue it should not be Boycotted for that reason. Because it would harm local jobs too.
But I disagree completely, because it remains an American brand with American profits. If we use a local brand instead, all the jobs and profits are local.Personally I don't pay attention to the labels on the shelf. I look up the product origin myself and keep a list of all the non US items. I do try to buy Canadian first but I'll take European, Australian, Japanese, or other origin products. No Loblaws. Ever. I refuse to buy products from some countries due to current matters occuring elsewhere on the planet ...
Australia 1up-ed that a while back with % of made-in-au kangaroo stickers.
Yep. Was going to mention that
And they say what percentage in Australia in a lot of cases
A year ago, I thought it was stupid. But with trump in charge, Im even switching to Linux now, and dumping Apple music for Spotify again
Man, they really 1-upped that if there's a kangaroo on it! Can't go wrong with those!
This shoul've been a thing a long time ago. Not just american, but you should always be able to see where something is coming from at first glance
…made in China stickers are everywhere here in the states.
Well.. enjoy the tariffs!
Places that do this kind of marketing and make it clear they don't use US items to provide services to you are normally impossible to get an appointment because they're so damn busy. It's awesome how quickly we Canadians have come together and are fighting back anyway we can.
I also tire when rimming.
Heh
Why not make it a bit more aggressive? Put crossed-out Russian, Chinese and US flags there, and write "No parts from fascist shitholes used" next to them
They probably do use Chinese made parts though.
They should quit their BS marketing then. I fully understand not wanting to buy stuff from the US, a fascist shithole. But buying stuff from China, a (at least currently) much worse fascist shithole (not sure how much worse the US will get) is not a solution. What we need are European/Canadian alternatives. Isn't that (at least the former subject) the whole point of this community?
I wish we could have the kind of unity Canada does where they recognize stupidity, call it out, and NOT side with fascists
Honey attracts more bees.
Instead of saying "not American" "not Chinese", having a positive message like "EU product" or "Made in the EU" would fair better.
Of course the current levels animosity between Canada and the US is more severe than between the US and the EU at the moment. So this antagonistic kind of advertising might work better over there.
Buy Canadian isn't always an option. But buying non-American almost always is. And since a huge part of the protest at this time is about putting the US in the penalty box, it's an acceptable tradeoff.
The world is pretty thirsty for vinegar when it comes to the US these days.
