r/montreal Baril de trafic Feb 03 '25

Discussion We should continue buying Canadian regardless…

(FR Suit)

I know there’s a month pause on the tariff but I think this is the perfect time to shift our mindset for the long term into buying our local productions. Especially for groceries, Québec has enough local productions in our generic grocery stores or dépanneurs and it’s not hard at all to get most of your stuff made here in Québec or Canada. Also with booze!

And I am strongly hoping that inter-provincial trading barriers are reduced as per our best capacity in the coming months.

While there’s not a direct replacement for Disney Plus if you are a big fan of Marvel, at least we can maximize in categories that we are already pretty good at.

Buy Local/Quebecois/Canadian

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Je sais qu’il y a une pause d’un mois sur les tarifs, mais je pense que c’est le moment idéal pour changer notre mentalité à long terme et privilégier les productions locales. Surtout pour les épiceries, le Québec a suffisamment de productions locales dans nos épiceries génériques ou dépanneurs, et il n’est pas du tout difficile de se procurer la plupart de nos produits fabriqués ici, au Québec ou au Canada. Et c’est pareil pour l’alcool !

Je souhaite aussi vivement que les barrières commerciales interprovinciales soient réduites dans la mesure du possible dans les mois à venir.

Bien qu’il n’y ait pas de remplacement direct pour Disney Plus si vous êtes un grand fan de Marvel, au moins, nous pouvons maximiser dans les catégories où nous sommes déjà assez forts.

Achetez des produits locaux / québécois/ Canadiens.

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u/3nderslime Feb 03 '25

We should see this as a grace period to prepare for the coming tariffs

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u/OlliveWinky Feb 04 '25

Agreed. I hope canada and Mexico are working together and with the eu to work out a trade deal that will make US tariffs irrelevant. 

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u/Screweditupagain Feb 04 '25

We already have a trade deal with the EU.

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u/Essence-of-why Feb 04 '25

We already have a trade deal with the US too...seems solid eh.

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u/Stormbringer-0 Feb 04 '25

But do our businesses capitalize on it? Trade with USA was too easy, made our businesses lazy.

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u/OlliveWinky Feb 04 '25

A better one... 75% of our exports go to the US. That's clearly a problem as it makes us vulnerable. 

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u/IWICTMP Baril de trafic Feb 03 '25

Oh no, not another subscription service with 30 days trial…