California governor urges Canadians to ignore Trump, come back for sand, sun and wine [Video]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched an international tourism campaign encouraging Canadians to visit his state, saying Californians have lots of love for Canada. It comes as more Canadians avoid travel to the U.S. to stand against President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats of annexation. (April 15, 2025 / The Canadian Press)

By Matthew Scace and Bill Graveland The Canadian Press

Canadians’ boycott of travel to the U.S. is hitting hard on California’s sandy shores, prompting the state’s governor to make a social media pitch-plea to come back.

California has launched an international tourism campaign to “welcome and encourage Canadians to visit the Golden State.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a video this week, is urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to look past U.S. President Donald Trump and return to …

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