The Washington state border town of Lynden is used to Canadian visitors.
Located just eight kilometres south of the Canada-U.S. border, the city of 15,000 people has many cross-border businesses and cultural ties.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war and the uncertainty it is causing does not appear to have the full support of everyone.
“I think that Mr. Trump has really affected our relationships,” one resident told Global News.
“And I mean, I’ve always felt that Canada was my sister, you know, my sister state. And so it’s very sorrowful for me.”
“I hate these tariffs. It breaks my heart,” a nearby Birch Bay resident said.
“Those are our friends and our allies. And to break faith and trust with the other, with Canada is horrible. And it’s not even a smart thing to do. Like it is not going to help us at all.
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