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| Frustrated by Trump's threats, some Canadians canceling trips to the United States |
| 2025-02-22 |
| [AP] VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Making the trip from Vancouver to Seattle to watch baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays play the Mariners has been a tradition for Peter Mulholland and his wife, but not this year. Mulholland was already frustrated over U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of crippling tariffs on imported goods from Canada and talk about the country becoming the 51st state. The final straw came when Trump referred to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator. "We were starting to get leery," said the 69-year-old, semiretired Vancouver resident. "The tariffs he’s trying to do is going to hurt both countries, that’ll become evident eventually, but it’s going to hurt us more." Mulholland is one of a growing number of Canadian who are choosing not to vacation in the U.S. this year. McKenzie McMillan, a travel consultant with the Vancouver-based Travel Group, said some of his clients have canceled trips that were already booked. February is usually a busy month for the retail travel agency which specializes in both corporate and premium leisure travel as Canadians make plans for spring break vacations. "We’ve seen a complete drop off in any new requests or new interest in U.S. travel," said McMillan. "I’ve had no requests for travel to the United States for about two weeks." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 ^^ Use your Amex, MC or Visa. The exchange rate is closer to reality. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-02-22 19:54 |
| #10 #8 yes, but if you go for weekend shopping up there you'll get 1=1 on the checkout. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-22 15:12 |
| #9 Two points: 1) BC is one of most leftist parts of Canada. 2) The US dollar has soared vs C$, so anyone with US assets is sèĺlin̈g an̈d repaþriatin̈g the money. |
| Posted by: Frozen Aĺ 2025-02-22 15:09 |
| #8 1 Canadian Dollar equals 0.70 United States Dollar |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-02-22 14:56 |
| #7 When they stop coming here for the health care they can't get scheduled thru the Canadian gov't health plan, then you'll know they're serious. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-02-22 09:56 |
| #6 When I lived in Washington State the Canadian dollar was so cheap we would ask them what the peso was worth just to piss them off. They got really mad, but being Canadians, they weren't going to do anything to us. |
| Posted by: Muggsy and Company2746 2025-02-22 09:44 |
| #5 Informal surveys of cars in parking lots of several border towns and easily reached malls on the I-5 corridor north of Seattle reveals a marked decrease in British Columbia tags. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2025-02-22 09:31 |
| #4 The article goes on to blame exchange rates. Canadians can't afford to travel to the US because their leadership has trashed the economy. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2025-02-22 07:50 |
| #3 AP had to dig hard to come up with some anecdotal whiners. F' em |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-02-22 06:48 |
| #2 Canadians that have issues with the MAGA agenda, should feel free to visit areas much further NORTH of where they live, instead of here. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-02-22 06:41 |
| #1 Think of the money you'll save Paul. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-02-22 04:38 |