Most people would think that once reaching the end of March, there would be no more worry about snow or freezing rain. Not so here on the prairies. It seems we may be hit with some more winter weather, even into the beginning of next month. I was telling Harvey we should uncover the plants we tried to protect over the winter, I think we just might leave the protection on for another week.
Well, Canada (and other countries) have been hit with another tariff. This time the auto industry. A 25% tariff will be added to auto parts come April 2. This is going to cause major problems on both sides of the border. Many of the parts for vehicles sold in the U.S.A come from Canada, or cross the border numerous times before actually installed in a vehicle. There are also some components in those parts that can not be sourced in the U.S. I can see loss of jobs on both sides as the car companies can not build the necessary equipment to actually build an entire car on either side of the border. There is one truck that is made entirely in Canada, so perhaps we will all be driving that truck eventually.
Right now, I am thinking we all better pull up our socks as things will get worse before they get better for both countries. There will be reciprocal tariffs added by Canada and I am pretty sure they will hit areas even harder.
So grow and process all the food that you can, find ways to stretch your dollars and stretch the nickels as well (I would say pennies, but we no longer have those in Canada). Support your local businesses as they are going to need that support. Go to farmer's markets this spring, summer and fall. Find ways to help those who are less fortunate and keep your elbows up as we say in Canada.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
I suspect this latest tariff won't be the last if the orange man has his way. You're right - we're all going to have to learn to live differently, on both sides of the border.
ReplyDeleteIt's the same here in UK, we export cars and parts to USA, here they are predicting the costs will rise in USA, which will hurt so many people. If he runs the country like a business and it fails within his 4 years, what happens, he has history of failed businesses.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for the ignorance causing angst for our friends up North. Please know that the majority stand with YOU!
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to me, that these tariffs keep being promised, then delayed, promised, then delayed. It seems to me this is more about causing havoc in the markets allowing the rich to buy at a lower cost.
ReplyDeleteWill the tariffs eventually be placed on the products, I suspect yes. But I also believe this is the start of the "negotiating" process to create a new CUSMA. If you recall he did something similar last time around though the negotiations started sooner. In addition, the government is busily creating relationships with more countries and trading groups. It will take time for these deals to come to fruition, however not relying on the US for most imports is a good thing. We're building bridges while he is tearing them down.
However, I do not disagree that as individuals and families, it does not hurt to be more self-reliant by growing what we can. As well as reduce, re-use, and recycle.
That's because the "Leader" is an idiot. Big businessman? Uh, 7 bankruptcies. He only understands his mirror.
DeleteKeep a stiff upper Lip my friend we are all suffering down here and he is our leader!
ReplyDeleteWe can have our heat on into JUNE! June. That's crazy. But hey, beats being six feet under so I'll take it.
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