The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs started a wave of patriotic pushback this weekend from Canadians declaring that they were swapping American items off their shopping lists and cancelling their subscriptions to leading streaming services. The Globe's Mike Hager and Ian Bailey write that Mr. Trump's plan to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods starting Tuesday has prompted fears of an economic shock that will throw hundreds of thousands out of work. The federal government immediately responded with retaliatory tariffs as political leaders urged the public to shop local and cancel U.S. holidays. Some Canadians appeared eager to take up the call, taking to social media Sunday to trade tips for shopping local and share lists of alternatives for their favourite American products. Kevin Vickers, a former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms who once helped stop an armed gunman who attacked Parliament Hill, told followers on social media that he was committing to only buying Canadian goods and ditching Amazon -- even though the retailer is convenient for residents of his rural area of New Brunswick -- as well as substituting orange juice for domestic apple juice.
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