Buy Canadian sentiment still strong amid trade war, but grocery prices test consumer loyalty Recent polls show Canadians are eager to avoid U.S. goods, yet rising food prices leave little room to pay higher premiums for local products Trump’s Belarus potash gambit: Canada should stop laughing Trump does not need Belarus to replace Canadian potash. He only needs it to make Canada less indispensable over time Ottawa wants $1 trillion in investment, but agri-food is starving for capital Canada does not merely need new owners. It needs new plants, shovels in the ground, equipment installed and Canadian food processed in Canada ATV Farms and Green Earth Organics name new head of procurement Albert Clements joins root vegetable supplier Canada picked a trade fight it cannot afford Canadians will soon discover that standing up to Trump may be good politics, but it is suicidal economics Counter-tariff impact to be more ‘concentrated,’ affect health, beauty categories: Loblaw CEO Loblaw's “T” symbol is expected to begin appearing in the grocer's stores this month Counter-tariffs are here. Here's why you can expect more shrinkflation Counter-tariffs will fuel more shrinkflation, but consumers will blame the food industry—not Canada’s trade policies How fresh departments can deliver on ethical sourcing and transparency Canadians are paying attention to where food comes from and how it is produced Here's the full list of U.S. goods to be hit by Canada's counter-tariffs Ottawa targets $27.6 billion in imports from the U.S. Ottawa to hit U.S. back with tariffs on steel, aluminum, smartphones and golf clubs Government to also levy a 25% tariff on dairy products and seafood Ottawa’s tariff trap: Don’t weaponize the grocery bill A counter-tariff may look patriotic in Ottawa. At the checkout, it is still a tax paid by Canadians A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada Here’s the key dates in Trump’s tariff journey 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
