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TRUMP -V- CANADA
WARNING ... EXPECT CANADA TO WIN!
Global Discovery Documentary: Top 5 Companies Collapsing Fast
as Trump Pushes Allies Away – Canada Boycotts U.S. Goods
WARNING ... EXPECT CANADA TO WIN!
Global Discovery Documentary: Top 5 Companies Collapsing Fast
as Trump Pushes Allies Away – Canada Boycotts U.S. Goods
Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQX9aDxdz-I
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
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- if I had to talk to Donald Trump I would
- say drop the tariffs canada is your
- friend we're your ally we're going to do
- what we have to do if you keep
- threatening our sovereignty i mean I
- feel a little bad didn't buy a little
- bit from Amazon uh yesterday but uh
- today nothing like that i will not go to
- the United States while Donald Trump is
- in power never has the wave of
- boycotting American goods surged as
- strongly as it is now from Canada Mexico
- to Europe and even China consumers are
- starting to turn their backs on American
- brands local businesses are encouraged
- to prioritize domestic products and
- governments of various countries are
- tightening import regulations on goods
- from the
- US who is paying the price for this
- trade war no one else but the American
- businesses themselves from major coffee
- chains to e-commerce tycoons the
- corporations that once dominated the
- Canadian and European markets are
- witnessing unbelievable changes sales
- plummet stocks crash and a series of
- stores are forced to close names that
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- were once symbols of America are now
- facing the risk of
- collapse in today's video we will go
- through the five companies that are
- plummeting the fastest due to this trade
- war this is not just their issue it is
- also a lesson for the entire American
- economy watch until the end to
- understand why you or your children
- might be the next ones affected
- if there is a company that is considered
- unbeatable in the retail sector it is
- probably Walmart with over 60 years of
- development this giant supermarket chain
- is not only an important part of the
- lives of millions of Americans but has
- also expanded its influence to
- international markets especially Canada
- but now in the very market where they
- once dominated Walmart is gradually
- losing its foothold the reason is not
- because of the price nor because of the
- quality but for a more heartbreaking
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- reason the story begins as trade
- tensions between the US and Canada
- escalate the Canadian government has
- encouraged consumers to prioritize
- shopping at domestic businesses and of
- course this wave immediately impacted
- Walmart an American brand that heavily
- relies on Canadian customers of course
- with their patriotic spirit Canadians
- took action
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- simple as that we have our own country
- we have our own pride we're not to be
- annexed you know you're either our
- neighbor or you're not anything with us
- canadian customers are gradually leaving
- Walmart to support domestic retail
- chains like Loblaws so Metro at Victory
- Meat and Produce Market many products
- are labeled Canadaade in the context of
- the increasingly strong wave of
- boycotting American goods these labels
- are becoming an important factor for
- shoppers as for at the supermarket PA
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- supermarket many customers are doing
- everything they can to avoid buying
- imported goods from the United States
- i'm refusing to buy anything from them
- even if it's miniature carried i check
- check the package check the package for
- many Canadians regardless of how the
- trade competition with the US unfolds
- many independent supermarket chains in
- Canada are already mentally prepared to
- step into a new reality respective of
- that we're focusing on Canadian products
- and that's what we're going to be doing
- you know we got to be sticking together
- however avoiding American products
- entirely is not an easy task famous
- brand cereals Tropicana orange juice and
- some types of vegetables are still
- difficult to replace are Canadian
- customers willing to pay extra to
- support Canadian products some people
- are determined to make a change we can
- eat without the products of the US i
- don't feel like I need the strawberries
- you know what I mean recently Walmart's
- sales in Canada have plummeted according
- to the recent financial report Walmart
- Canada's revenue has decreased by more
- than 8% compared to the same period last
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- year while domestic competitors have
- recorded double-digit growth and the
- decline in revenue is not just numbers
- on the financial report it directly
- affects the lives of thousands of people
- a series of Walmart stores in Canada are
- forced to close earlier this year
- Walmart announced the closure of at
- least 10 branches in the provinces of
- Ontario and British Columbia resulting
- in hundreds of employees losing their
- jobs american consumers are also
- affected losing a large market like
- Canada means that Walmart has to find
- ways to make up for the revenue by
- raising prices in the US putting
- pressure on its loyal domestic customers
- the supply chain system is also facing
- difficulties american suppliers who once
- served Walmart Canada now have to seek
- new markets leading to increased
- inventory levels and struggling
- businesses how could a company that once
- had over 400 stores and millions of
- orders each year in Canada be losing
- market share so quickly and can Walmart
- continue to maintain its global position
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- if even its closest neighbor says no the
- truth is that tariffs may change in the
- future but the shopping habits of many
- Canadians have changed they express
- their opposition not through words but
- by stopping buying American products
- although in the US and many other places
- Walmart remains a force in the retail
- industry their position is shaking when
- losing a large number of loyal customers
- they are forced to adapt or accept being
- left behind they can offer deep
- discounts to retain customers but that
- might reduce profits they can invest
- more heavily in e-commerce but will they
- catch up with Amazon one thing is
- certain the game has changed and if they
- don't act quickly Walmart might no
- longer be the giant we once
- knew you know Tesla is a symbol of the
- future of the electric vehicle industry
- a brand that anyone who loves technology
- would want to own but now this giant is
- facing difficult challenges from the
- market politics and even its own founder
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- the Canadian people once strong
- supporters of electric vehicles are now
- gradually turning their backs on Tesla
- some of Tesla's loyal customers
- especially those who are politically
- liberal or neutral are gradually leaving
- the brand because they do not want to be
- associated with Musk's image at the
- Tesla Supercharging Station in Polefair
- 2 new Tesla owner Nabil is feeling
- regret about his decision to buy the car
- to be honest with you if uh if that was
- happened before I bought this one I
- wouldn't buy it just to support my
- country nabi also affirmed that they
- cannot support a company whose leaders
- go against the interests of their own
- country he does a great job on his cars
- but you know at the end of the day we
- got to protect ourselves in Ottawa new
- Democratic Party leader JagMe Singh has
- called for a 100% tax on Tesla vehicles
- many Canadian consumers prefer domestic
- car brands or electric vehicles from
- Europe electric models like the Hyundai
- Ionic 5 or Volkswagen ID4 are encouraged
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- by the Canadian government instead of
- American electric vehicle brands tesla's
- sales in Canada have dropped by more
- than 15% in the recent quarter forcing
- the company to adjust its pricing and
- promotional strategy not only in Canada
- but negative reactions towards Tesla are
- also spreading globally last month in
- Germany activists projected images of
- Musk performing the controversial salute
- onto the wall of a Tesla factory in
- China another important market for Tesla
- is also witnessing significant changes
- previously China was Tesla's golden
- goose with hundreds of thousands of cars
- sold each year but now the Chinese
- government is tightening regulations on
- Tesla especially regarding data and
- security issues the people of this
- country are switching to buying domestic
- electric vehicle brands like BYD NIO and
- Xping which offer competitive prices and
- technology that is on par with Tesla it
- cannot be denied that Elon Musk is the
- reason Tesla became a company worth
- hundreds of billions of dollars but now
- he is also becoming the biggest risk for
- Tesla itself from politics culture to
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- personal stories Musk is constantly
- alienating customers an automotive
- journalist Matt Stair believes that
- Tesla is not only facing political
- issues but also encountering other
- challenges according to him Tesla's
- product line is gradually becoming
- outdated while the electric vehicle
- market is increasingly facing more
- competition although Tesla is still very
- strong in North America both the
- competition and Musk's statements are
- harming the company the current
- situation of Tesla is not simply a
- temporary setback many dealers and
- employees of this brand feel anxious
- because their salaries could be reduced
- and they might even risk losing their
- jobs at any moment amid the plummeting
- Tesla stock prices and the growing
- movement against the company Elon Musk
- held an all hands meeting via live
- stream to reassure employees musk said
- 'Sometimes there are difficult periods
- as if we are going through stormy
- weather but what I want to tell you is
- that the future is still extremely
- bright and exciting so hold on to your
- stocks tightly.' Although Musk asserts
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- that Tesla's future is very promising
- market signs indicate a period of great
- volatility the stock may temporarily
- recover but customer and investor
- confidence remains a big question mark
- perhaps it is time for Tesla to make
- significant changes if it wants to
- maintain its position and perhaps it is
- time for Tesla to separate the brand
- from the CEO refocus on technology the
- environment and user experience and
- perhaps it is time for Tesla to separate
- the brand from the CEO refocusing on
- technology the environment and user
- experience and the question arises can
- Tesla regain its former glory or is this
- a sign of the decline of a strong
- brand
the United States has long been a - favorite destination for Canadians
- according to the US Travel Association
- last year Canadian tourists topped the
- list with over 20 million visits however
- this organization recently issued a
- warning that if the number of Canadian
- visitors decreases by just 10% the US
- economy could lose $2.11 billion some
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- major travel companies have begun to
- feel the impact including Carnival Corp
- the giant in the cruise industry the
- decline in passenger numbers rising
- operating costs and the widespread
- anti-American sentiment are all causing
- Carnival to face an unprecedented
- economic wave the ports in Vancouver
- Halifax and Quebec are reducing the
- acceptance of American tours and
- shifting to partnerships with European
- or Asian companies on Canadian social
- media a wave of boycotting American
- travel is spreading within the Canadian
- community they express national pride
- and a commitment to limiting spending in
- the United States one of the
- participants in this movement is
- Michelle Porter she had already booked a
- trip to Florida for herself and six
- family members including plane tickets
- hotel accommodations and tickets to
- Disney World but when Donald Trump
- announced tariffs on Canada she
- immediately cancelled the entire plan
- thanks to insurance she recovered most
- of the money but still lost about $1,300
- however she insists she has no regrets
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- as Canadians that we you know we need to
- stick together and as unity and I raise
- my children to feel the same and be
- proud Canadian not stopping there some
- Canadians have shown determination to
- avoid spending money in the US economy
- while others have stated they will not
- set foot in the US the tourism industry
- is an extremely sensitive field to
- international goodwill and Carnival is a
- typical representative when Trump
- decided to impose tariffs and cut trade
- benefits with Canada the Canadian
- government also began to stop supporting
- tourism cooperation activities with the
- US companies like Carnival and American
- workers in the tourism industry ship
- staff flight attendants port workers and
- tour guides are the ones most affected
- new Hampshire has long been a favorite
- destination for Canadian tourists but
- this summer may look very different this
- state currently spends about1 million US
- each year on marketing campaigns in
- Canada to attract tourists however after
- speaking with Canadian tourists over the
- weekend the leaders have begun to worry
- that this year's tourist season at
- Hampton Beach will be severely affected
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- according to data from tourism officials
- in Quebec New Hampshire is among the top
- six most popular destinations for
- residents of this province however a
- recent survey shows that 20% of
- respondents had planned to travel to the
- US but half of them canled due to
- concerns over Trump's administration's
- tariffs carnival Corp and many American
- travel companies are trying to expand
- tours to Asia and South America but the
- decline in trust from a country like
- Canada is a worrying sign in the long
- run the American tourism industry needs
- to rebuild genuine friendly relations
- with neighboring countries to improve
- its sales
- amazon the global e-commerce giant has
- long become an indispensable part of the
- daily lives of millions of consumers
- however even a powerful corporation like
- Amazon cannot escape the ongoing
- political and economic upheavalss in the
- world in the context of Canada
- intensifying its billocal campaign and
- tightening policies towards American
- businesses Amazon is witnessing one of
- the most challenging periods in its
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- history in the past Amazon took
- advantage of crossber trade to dominate
- the Canadian market but this is changing
- the Canadian government recently imposed
- a digital services tax on American tech
- companies including Amazon this tax
- forces Amazon to contribute more to the
- Canadian economy while domestic
- platforms like Shopify benefit from
- preferential policies the consequence is
- that product prices on Amazon have
- increased reducing the competitiveness
- of this platform compared to domestic
- competitors for Canadian consumers a
- phone a set of clothes or even daily
- necessities are now significantly more
- expensive when purchased on Amazon many
- consumers have canled their
- subscriptions with Amazon and switched
- to using other shopping platforms for
- example Ms goautier a Canadian resident
- stated that she canled her Amazon
- subscription and switched to the Chinese
- e-commerce website TEU while
- prioritizing the purchase of
- Canadian-made products whenever possible
- to support consumers in identifying and
- purchasing domestic goods many
- applications and websites have been
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- developed in Canada applications like
- buy Beaver and Maple Scan help consumers
- identify and avoid purchasing American
- products the maiden CA website provides
- an online catalog of goods produced in
- Canada and has seen a surge in traffic
- not only affected by tax policies and a
- wave of boycots Amazon is also facing
- internal issues many employees in Canada
- and the United States have organized
- large-scale strikes to demand higher
- wages and better working conditions
- hundreds of contract workers at Amazon
- are said to have no fixed working hours
- and must work in a constantly monitored
- environment with even bathroom breaks
- being closely monitored some employees
- describe having to walk up to 27 mi
- about 43 km each day in the vast
- warehouse but only getting a 10-minute
- break they are monitored every second
- and are not allowed to talk while
- working if they violate three times they
- will be fired a former employee shared
- 'We thought that Amazon was a big
- company headquartered in the US so it
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- must be very professional and we would
- have stable jobs here.' But the reality
- was very different not only is there a
- risk of losing their jobs at any time
- but many former employees have also been
- denied the vacation pay they are
- entitled to by Amazon last month
- hundreds of workers at the distribution
- center in Ontario went on strike causing
- the transportation of goods to be
- disrupted the Canadian Workers Union
- Unifor has also demanded that Amazon
- raise the minimum wage and provide
- better benefits these disputes not only
- affect Amazon's operations but also
- diminish customer trust in the
- corporation many people have chosen to
- support small businesses where working
- conditions are better and products have
- clear origins the above factors have led
- to a significant decline in Amazon's
- revenue in the Canadian market to
- maintain its position Amazon needs to
- reassess its business strategy
- strengthen cooperation with local
- businesses and seek solutions that adapt
- to the new business environment can this
- e-commerce giant weather the storm and
- maintain its
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- position starbucks used to be one of the
- strongest coffee brands in Canada
- appearing on every busy street in
- Toronto Vancouver and Montreal but now
- even a giant like Starbucks cannot
- escape the impacts of trade competition
- and changes in consumer habits for a
- long time Starbucks has received a lot
- of favor in the Canadian market the
- revenue of this brand in the neighboring
- country is also extremely impressive but
- in the context of the increasingly tense
- US Canada relationship Canadian
- consumers have even more reason to
- prioritize domestic brands an example of
- this change is a new cafe on Broadway
- previously this location used to be a
- Starbucks but it has now been replaced
- by a local cafe the owner Morgan McCarti
- shared 'We are very excited to bring a
- local coffee shop back to the
- neighborhood we are not a large
- corporation all the products here are
- from Canada from coffee to pastries in
- addition Tim Hortons and many domestic
- beverage brands have intensified their
- marketing campaigns emphasizing their
- Canadian origins and launching strong
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- promotional programs making it more
- difficult for Starbucks to retain
- customers besides the factor of
- patriotism pricing is also a major
- reason why Starbucks is losing customers
- in Canada and many other countries when
- the economy is in recession many people
- are forced to tighten their spending a
- cup of Starbucks coffee can cost
- between5 to6 US significantly higher
- than the average price of $2 Canadian at
- Tim Hortons with the rising cost of
- living Canadian customers are thinking
- more carefully before spending money on
- an expensive cup of coffee a report from
- StatCan shows that 80% of Canadian
- consumers have cut back on spending for
- non-essential items and Starbucks or
- McDonald's coffee is also on that list
- not only from external factors Starbucks
- is also facing troubles within its own
- ranks employees at many stores in Canada
- and the US have gone on strike demanding
- higher wages and better working
- conditions with the bleak business
- situation last month Starbucks also
- announced a restructuring campaign
- called Back to Starbucks in which the
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- company will lay off more than 1,100
- employees and cut about 30% of the menu
- this could make the cup of coffee in
- your hand more expensive many other
- Starbucks employees have found
- themselves unemployed without any
- warning all of the above factors are
- pushing Starbucks into an extremely
- difficult situation in Canada and many
- other countries revenue has plummeted
- significantly as customers switch to
- local brands or cut back on
- non-essential needs operating costs are
- rising especially due to demands for
- higher wages and better working
- conditions from employees the brand
- image has been damaged from boycott
- movements to strikes disrupting business
- operations can Starbucks recover in
- Canada or will it gradually be pushed
- out of the market like many other
- American
- brands what is happening with Tesla
- Amazon Starbucks and other major
- corporations is not just a simple
- business issue it reflects the changing
- relationship between the US and the
- world political tensions are no longer
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- confined to diplomatic negotiations but
- are directly impacting the wallets of
- businesses and citizens when Canada one
- of the most important trade allies
- begins to change its consumption habits
- many American corporations are facing a
- harsh reality the world is no longer
- dependent on them as it once was
- domestic businesses in Canada China and
- many other countries are rising ready to
- replace the American brands that once
- dominated the market so is this just a
- short-term recession or a sign of a
- long-term change can American companies
- turn the tide or will they continue to
- decline if they don't adapt to the new
- trends what do you think about this
- boycott wave can American corporations
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