Many Canadian campers choosing to camp north of the border this year amid U.S. trade war [Video]

Some outdoorsy Canadians are planning to build their tents with elbows up this summer as the season unofficially kicks off this long weekend.

Sally Turner says she and her husband plan to do their camping, canoeing and biking this year in Canadian national parks, including at Jasper National Park this weekend, because of the U.S. trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls to make Canada a 51st state.

“I have, in the past, camped in the United States, but that’s not going to happen in the near future,” Turner said while shopping for camping gear in Edmonton.

“Most of the people I know are very much choosing to camp in Canada. Elbows up.”

Albertan Travis Pegg, however, said he’s indifferent to the trade war.

“The price of fuel and the cost of getting to the States would have more influence on whether I camp there or not, not the …