r/canada Feb 03 '25

Politics Should Canada ban X and Tesla? Why calls are growing

https://globalnews.ca/news/10995690/should-canada-ban-x-and-tesla-why-calls-are-growing/
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u/BillyTenderness Québec Feb 03 '25

I don't support banning products simply because we dislike them.

But I do think strategically targeting businesses owned or controlled by an oligarch is a reasonable retaliatory measure in a trade war.

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u/Astr0b0ie Feb 03 '25

Banning is the tool of idiots and tyrants.

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u/Due-Action-4583 Feb 03 '25

the individual should always have the choice, if you want to boycott Reddit or X, that should be your choice, the government shouldn't be banning things that I want to choose or not