Yesterday, an article in the New York Times by Matina Stevie-Gridneff lays out what’s been transpiring over the past two months. To see the extent of the “demands” and the timeline is informative. We all know bits and pieces of the bullying but this piece is a good synopsis; I recommend reading it! (A gift article)

Today is International Women’s Day! Women in Canada have an important role to play in this absurd war we’re engaged in. In a great many families it’s we women who decide how the bulk of our $$$ are spent. We’re in a position to impact the US economy in a significant way based on our purchasing power.

For example, yesterday, I automatically went to Amazon.ca to make a small purchase – I stopped myself. I am refusing to buy from Amazon! I dropped my Washington Post subscription when Bezos kissed trump’s ass. For the moment, I’m hanging on to my subscription to The Atlantic because the reporting/journalism in that publication has substance and refuses to kowtow to the administration. I’m on the fence regarding The New York Times – their opinion writers are still reporting with information that’s important for people to have, but a lot of the other stuff isn’t worth my time; they’re definitely not contributing to the resistance in a significant way.

I was looking for a couple of bras the other day – there are Canadian companies that source their manufacturing from other than the US (it’s pretty difficult finding ones that manage to produce goods in this country). And of course, I check country of origin when grocery shopping. My boycott list is still pretty short, but I know I’ll be adding companies to my “stay-away” list over the next months (maybe years) as I need to shop for other commodities.

Fabric – that’s in interesting category! I’ve been checking country of origin on the fabrics I’ve looked at, as well as whether they come directly to Canada bypassing the US completely. At my local shop, down the street, the fabrics are woven and printed in Asia and come directly into Vancouver (although it’s likely the cotton used is grown in the US). I don’t have to feel guilty making purchases there. Same with the sewing machines and notions – for the most part they bypass the US.

Truth is, I hate shopping! I’ve been an online shopper for a relatively long time. But I can see my shopping habits will have to change as this conflict continues/escalates. Even if the tariffs prove to be short-lived – I don’t believe that’s going to be the case, however – I feel committed to shopping Canadian going forward! I hope you do, too.