Canada launches anti-tariff billboards in multiple U.S. states [Video]

Canadian officials are making their voices heard against tariffs through digital billboards in multiple states.

Billboards such as those spotted in the Metro Detroit area this week read, “Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill.”

CBS News Detroit reached out to the Government of Canada, which paid for the ad, on Wednesday. John Babcock, spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, sent a statement Thursday, saying that the billboards were placed in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas.

“The Government of Canada has launched an educational campaign to inform Americans of the economic impacts of tariffs. The campaign is a strategic investment in Canada’s long-term economic interests, and its trade relationship with the United States,” Babcock said. “Tariffs are a tax on hard-working Americans in their daily lives. They lead to increased costs on …

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