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A community dedicated to buying Canadian products.

Une communauté dédiée à l'achat de produits Canadiens.

Rules:

1. Posts must be related to buying Canadian-made goods and / or using Canadian-owned services

2. Absolutely no bigotry will be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.

3. AI Content Policy

Not allowed: AI-generated images or articles

Tolerated: AI-generated post summaries

4. When discussing a Canadian product that isn't available nationally, please do your best to specify where it can be purchased

5. Only content in French and English is permitted

6. Declare all self-promotion

Users are encouraged to report any content that violates our community guidelines

Règlements :

1. Les poteaux doivent être en lien avec l'achat de produits et / ou de services opérés par des canadiens

2. Aucune bigoterie ne sera tolérée. Ça comprend, mais sans se limiter à, le racisme, le sexisme, l’homophobie, la transphobie, etc.

3. Politique sur le contenu IA

Non permis : Images ou articles générés par l'IA

Toléré : Résumés IA de publications

4. Lors d'une discussion sur un produit canadien qui n'est pas disponible à l'échelle nationale, veuillez faire de votre mieux pour préciser où il peut être acheté

5. Seul le contenu en français et en anglais n'est toléré

6. Déclarez toute auto-promotion

Les utilisateurs sont encouragés à signaler tout contenu qui ne respecte pas nos directives communautaires

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People are literally giving up staples like broccoli to avoid American products (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca

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I was at the grocery store the other day and there was a bin of American broccoli completely full and untouched. The Canadian broccoli bin? Empty. Canadians would literally rather give up broccoli than buy American.

I for one picked had broccoli on my grocery list but opted for cauliflower instead.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Local is the key. Or at least, it's the best first step.

I live in a small Canadian city. Frankly there aren't always a lot of options for me to buy Canadian brands. I'm limited by what is available to me. My response has been to go even deeper than just "buy Canadian" to "buy Local".

Go to your local independent grocer. Go to your local independent clothing store, coffee shop, mechanic, etc.... Find your local farmers market where local gardeners and producers sell their vegetables, sausages and meats. Somewhere in your city, there's a retired person who spends their spare time making bespoke wood work furniture. Support them instead of buying your next table from Ikea.

Are the items I buy all going to be 100% Canadian. No. It's unrealistic for most people (including myself). But my response even before all of it went to hell has been to say that wherever possible, ensure that your money is staying in YOUR community instead of being shipped off to a corporate headquarters.

That's my thought anyway. The more local the better. Your community becomes culturally and financially more robust when we stop letting corporations take our money out of them, regardless of nationality.