Buy Canadian

This is the unspoken lie about the supposed trade imbalancr. America has a deficit with many countries when it comes to goods but has a massive surplus with nearly every country on services.

Think app stores, streaming services and financial services as you've come across. America got there first and so American companies profit off of these in perpetuity. Unless you're like China and have a domestic version of all such services. Which the world may need to move to if the US is no longer seen as a reliable partner.

The EU is currently pushing for a non-US alternative to the big two credit card processors.

It still uses the same networks, but you should check out Neo Financial - great cashback, they work specifically with small vendors, and their offices are in the same building as me here in Calgary.

Canada does have Interac E-Transfer, which is already used as a free alternative to the likes of PayPal. It is also possible to use e-transfer for business transactions. An e-transfer system similar to Alipay where you scan a QR code to pay would be quite handy to make payments at stores. Would it be possible for credit card merchants to use e-transfer for their transactions?

Attitude has a range including your standard gel pastes with fluoride.

yea, bought some local toothpaste, didn't realize it was fluoride free.

In terms of marketplaces, https://www.shopperplus.ca/ isn't perfect, but it's a Montreal-based company that offers a lot of (probably still Chinese-made) home/office alternatives to Amazon/Staples.

"Credit card payment systems." Interac (if you have the cash to spend at the time) "A marketplace like Amazon or Temu." Mavenfair.ca is a recent start-up in BC with a wholly Canadian product line FBM (fulfilled by merchant).

Also, TIL that Oasis makes Orange juice in Canada using oranges from Brazil, so enjoy 😂

Wow… them Gallagher brothers will really do anything other than release a new album, won’t they?!

Check out Whistler Performance Lubricants (WPL) - locally made and my favourite chain lube.

North Shore Billet does chain rings, pedals, stems, brake adapters, and other small parts.

I've also got some We Are One carbon wheels on one of my bikes which are amazing despite my qualms about the sustainability of carbon.

My next set of hubs are going to be Project 321.

Oh and Kruch and Schon both make amazing steel frames by hand. I have a Kruch Shrimpalicious that I adore and was built within pedal distance to me.

Have you looked online at The Cape Breton Beard Factory?

Boreal folk makes balsam fir and fireweed face oils that double as beard oils.

I emailed the company asking what's up and this is the response I received (not verbatim as I redacted some non-relevant information):

Yes the website is down because we are reorganizing our business.

We did custom direct orders but have discontinued Made in Ontario cast iron. We used a foundry to pour the actual product but all finishing and seasoning was done by us. During the end of Covid foundries only wanted to handle multi million dollar accounts. So we made the decision stop producing Canadian made cast iron.

My husband is continuing the custom iron works.

Hope you understand.

Cheers Beth Bristow

Bristow Iron Works

We legitimately need a crown corporation or semething to start developing critical hardware and software free of American influence.

I think California has ~80% of the almond market which is absolutely absurd considering the water demand for producing almonds.

I've switched to oat milk in my coffee but am still divesting from almond flour...

Sprague is Canadian they have soup ,beans and veg chilli.all in cans.

Sprague

Aylmer

and have a look at Sun-Brite who make Unico, Primo and several US brands and for dry soups, there's several more listed at search result for soup at ManufacturedIn.CA