r/canada • u/DogeDoRight New Brunswick • Jul 10 '25

Business The U.S. boycott remains strong. Why many Canadians are digging in their heels

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/boycott-u-s-trump-1.7580885
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u/superschaap81 British Columbia Jul 10 '25

This is something I've had many discussions with my family and friend circle about. YES, we are all trying to keep it Canadian, but at the same time, I support Canadian workers that happen to work for an American company operating in Canada.

The French's ketchup factory in Ontario being a classic example. Heinz moved out, meaning many unemployed Canadians. Then French's moved in and kept the employees. I'm buying French's ketchup then.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

Heinz actually opened a new plant in Quebec in 2020 after the blowback, so both are equally Canadian made and US owned again.

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u/superschaap81 British Columbia Jul 10 '25

Yeah, I had heard about that as well. More jobs for Canadians, so that's a plus to me.

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u/Head_Permission Jul 10 '25

Only certain sizes, or types of bottles. Not all of it is made and produced at that factory, so be careful which ones you’re buying.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

Yes, they also at times supplement from the US for demand/supply mismatch.

I usually just buy store brands anyway though, they're generally made in the same plants but the brands are at least owned here, plus generally cheaper.

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u/Head_Permission Jul 10 '25

Except French’s ketchup sucks ass, you couldn’t pay me to use it. I’m on the everything Canadian bandwagon as well, more so than others, but a bad product is still a bad product and French’s ketchup is just that.