A full listing of US products that will be subject to countervailing tariffs.

[paulatics@mstdn.ca]

A full listing of US products that will be subject to countervailing tariffs. If patriotism isn’t sufficient incentive to buy Canadian, economics may be. There is no doubt these reprisal tariffs will hurt Canadian consumers. But Trump’s unprovoked economic attack requires some kind of response. And I think Canadians are grimly determined. Even if we have to give up orange juice and California wines. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/02/list-of-products-from-the-united-states-subject-to-25-per-cent-tariffs-effective-february-4-2025.html

[nmba@mstdn.ca]

@Paulatics
Perhaps now is a food time for incentives to build fruit/veggie geothermal/heat pump greenhouses across the nation?

[ameliasbrain@mstdn.ca]

@Paulatics That is very detailed. Without a careful differential to see any exceptions, it looks like the Feb 4 tariffs include all Made in USA
tobacco,
cosmetics & personal hygiene items,
clothing, footwear, hats, & leather goods,
building fixtures & flooring,
furniture, appliances, tools,
tableware, tires, luggage, textile goods,
lumber & wood building materials, sand,
packaging, paper goods,
jewellery, precious metals, & diamonds,
motorcycles & drones,
guns,
art (🫤),

& most food & beverages.

[reallyflygreg@mstdn.ca]

@Paulatics COFFEE!!!!

[albertan_albertan@mstdn.ca]

@Paulatics if anyone needs some recommendations for good BC wine, hit me up. We don’t cover all the same bases as California, but there’s a lot of quite satisfying options out there.

[rupert@mastodon.nz]

@Paulatics There are wineries in southern Quebec. You can drink the wine, but it might be wise to stun your palate with a couple of ryes first.

[paulatics@mstdn.ca]

@rupert There are some very good B.C. and Ontario wines. We won’t have to compromise much. Our domestic orange production, however, leaves a lot to be desired.

[davidtrueman@mstdn.ca]

@Paulatics there are many alternatives from all over the world for those things we don’t produce in Canada. My question is whether the distribution channels exist to source them without going via the USA. For example: Mexican produce

[bjb@fosstodon.org]

@Paulatics @[email protected]
I found oranges from Spain in the grocery store today. There are other options.

[dero@socialbc.ca]

@Albertan_AlbertAn @Paulatics BC Okanagan wine can be excellent, but they have a hard time selling in Alberta due to a Danielle issue.

[paulatics@mstdn.ca]

@bjb Spain. Morocco. South Africa. We can indeed find other suppliers and supplies.

[paulatics@mstdn.ca]

@Dero @Albertan_AlbertAn All Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers need to crumble. It is long past time.

[hyl@mstdn.ca]

@Paulatics We'll give up a whole lot more than OJ & vino. Gladly! You were on a federal transportation cmtte, yes? How quickly could Canada start adding rail capacity -freight & passenger? Could a federal gov't at least begin within 3 years?