Canadians are doubling down on their American boycott after Trump's latest tariffs
Canadians told Business Insider that the breakdown in negotiations could reignite their boycott.
Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images Canadians recommitted to their boycott of American goods and travel as a trade war with the US escalates.
On Saturday, the US tariffs on some Canadian goods took effect, and Trump threatened additional auto tariffs.
Canadians spoke out across social media.
Some told Business Insider they were committed to not buying American products .
Canadians have long been boycotting American goods.
Then came the latest wave of tariffs.
Trade talks between the US and Canada fell apart on Friday, and the US enforced a 50% tariff on some Canadian goods the following day.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly proposed dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs.
Many Canadians were already fed up with their neighbors down south.
Some previously chose to stop buying American products; others suspended their travel to America.
On social media and in interviews with Business Insider, Canadians say that the breakdown in talks has reinvigorated their push to stop buying US goods.
A national rallying cry Carney quickly worked to turn the tariffs into a unifying force.
"Canada has what the world wants," he wrote on Friday night.
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