In recent weeks, prevailing advice for Canadian consumers feeling powerless in a trade war with the United States has been to shop local and buy Canadian products.

Across social media platforms, quickly proliferating lists instruct people what U.S.-made or owned products to avoid and point to alternatives “made in Canada.”

Even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;urged people to \u201cchoose Canada.\u201d&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886093691535704414&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://x.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1886093691535704414" target="_blank">urged people to “choose Canada.”</a>

A website first established to promote a buy-Canadian movement following 2018 U.S. tariffs is experiencing another surge in interest.{ai:summary}<p>Amid a trade war with the U.S., Canadian consumers are encouraged to support local businesses by purchasing Canadian-made products. Social media is buzzing with lists of U.S. products to avoid, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also called for a preference for Canadian goods. </p><p>#economy</p>

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