Fumed over Donald Trump's tariffs, Canadians cancel trips to US, ban American booze

Ontario won't do business with people hell-bent on destroying our economy. Canada didn't start this fight with the U.S, but you better believe we're ready to win it."

Doug Ford, Ontario premier on X

What consumers are now asking for are very visible signs of what is Canadian when they're walking into the store."

Gary Sands, vice president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) told Newsweek

I would not be surprised if some consumers initiate some sort of a boycott."

While Sands did not anticipate retailers boycotting products, he said

President Trump is taking bold action to hold Mexico, Canada, and China accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country."

White House statement on Saturday

No one—on either side of the border—wants to see American tariffs on Canadian goods. I met with our Canada-U.S. Council today. We're working hard to prevent these tariffs, but if the United States moves ahead, Canada's ready with a forceful and immediate response."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday

There is a huge influx of posts due to the tariffs, ... This is not an 'Anti-Trump' subreddit, so please keep that discussion civil. And while posts regarding his actions are definitely relevant, a post just ranting about him is not. This is a Pro-Canada subreddit."

A recent post by the thread's admin said that ... and continued that

I'm probably going to reduce the tariff a little bit on that. We think we're going to bring it down to 10 percent."

Trump, speaking to reporters on Friday

Our CANADIAN family of four just canceled our trips to Disney World. I will not step foot in the United States until this storm passes. I love my American friends and family, but I just don't have it in me to spend thousands of dollars in the USA while Canada is treated this way."

Another wrote

The president will be implementing tomorrow a 25-percent tariff on Mexico, a 25-percent tariff on Canada, and a 10-percent tariff on China for the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country, which has killed tens of millions of Americans. These are promises made and promises kept by the president."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing on Friday

I don't remember the last I've seen ALL Canadians united in this way. Liberal, Conservative, White, Black, whatever, we are all on the same page."

But sentiment was not entirely negative, with one user posting

A request to our American friends who are here to apologize, ... Please find a more productive way of dealing with your guilt and stop offloading it onto us through apology posts. Go fight for your country."

One popular was titled ... and continued that

CANCELED my vacation to America. ALL future vacations will be in Europe/Asia/Mexico. F*** THEM ALL."

One user wrote

We were going to Maui in March for family vacation. Just canceled everything. We will find another place to travel, ... We had planned for a three-week trip to Chicago, Nashville, Tennessee, and various other places later this year. It has been on the bucket list for years, ... Hopefully once Trump is out of office and things return to normal, we can try again."

one user wrote, while another posted ... the post continued that

We're not going to America at all,

Davies said

No one — on either side of the border — wants to see American tariffs on Canadian goods,

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on social media site X on Friday, promising a "forceful and immediate response."

Like the American tariffs, our response will also be far-reaching."

Trudeau immediately slapped retaliatory tariffs on American goods, saying

There's nothing I can do about this quagmire that we now find ourselves in politically with the regime next door,

Lima-Coelho said

It feels like Trump wants to restructure the world order,

Drew Dilkens, mayor of the Canadian border city of Windsor, said in an interview

There will be job losses in this country ... we know that's going to happen,

she said

I think we have to recognize our quarrel is not with the American people... for many of our families, our relatives on the other side of the 49th parallel are still our friends and relatives,

he told a news conference