The U.S. boycott remains strong. Why many Canadians are digging in their heels

[Airyaman]

Yikes.

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[Allan]

 

[Along Came Jones]

Canadians are quite serious about this boycott thing. Especially at grocery stores. As anyone following the news knows, grocers now label home grown foodstuff as a "Product of Canada." But here's the thing, an apparently increasing number of items are mislabeled. Mistakes? Or for purposes of evasion? For instance, at one store almonds were labeled as a product of Canada. Canada does not grow almonds.

Check out this 2:30 minute video from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Buying Canadian? You may want to double check the signage.

 

[Callen]

Canadians are quite serious about this boycott thing. Especially at grocery stores. As anyone following the news knows, grocers now label home grown foodstuff as a "Product of Canada." But here's the thing, an apparently increasing number of items are mislabeled. Mistakes? Or for purposes of evasion? For instance, at one store almonds were labeled as a product of Canada. Canada does not grow almonds.

Check out this 2:30 minute video from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Buying Canadian? You may want to double check the signage.

There is no doubt there is some shenanigans going on by some retailers but the labeling on the product itself is highly regulated so always check the label don't just go by the store signage. Also , make sure you know the difference between Product of Canada and Made in Canada

"Product of Canada" claims are subject to a higher threshold of Canadian content (98%), while "Made in Canada" claims are subject to a 51% threshold of Canadian content but should be accompanied by a qualifying statement indicating that the product contains "

Packaged in Canada is a new one I've seen but that appears to be marketing by the producer, it's not a regulated category.