Some Canadians are boycotting U.S. products and buying local in wake of Trump tariffs [Video]

Canadians have begun organizing efforts of their own to counteract U.S. tariffs imposed Saturday by President Donald Trump, with some heeding calls by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who quickly announced retaliatory levies against the U.S., to buy Canadian and boycott U.S. goods as much as possible.

Giancarlo Trimarchi, past-chair of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers and president of Vince’s Market in Sharon, Ont., said he has begun creating “Made in Canada” tags to be placed alongside Canadian products at supermarkets.

“There’s a lot of tension, there’s a lot of anxiety of how this will play out,” Trimarchi said of the trade war.

However, he said he believes the situation has the upside of showcasing the wide variety of Canadian goods.

“As I was down on the shelf and I was putting some of these tags up … I was …