First U.S. president Donald Trump slapped a tariff on aluminum and steel and then he suggested we Canucks smuggle shoes to avoid paying more bucks to the Canadian government.
Excusing for a minute that it’s duties we pay on smuggled shoes and not tariffs if we aren’t in the U.S. for more than 24-hours, we wonder if Trump doesn’t have it out for Canada for some reason.
With his untimely rant just before the Canada Day long weekend, travellers to the U.S. will have to be much more cautious if they plan to cross border shop.
That’s because, thanks to Trump, Canadian border guards will be scouring cars for any new clothes with the tags cut off and scuffed sneakers purchased at the closest outlet mall.
But maybe the laugh is on him as more Canadians are feeling frustrated and will likely shop closer to home in protest.
With the dollar no longer at par and our patriotism at full boar, there is less reason to shop down south and more reason to purchase those Asian-made shoes at a Canadian store.
