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USA CANADIAN XMAS BOYCOTT OF USA ... US-Canada Watch Canada’s New Year Boycott Leaves U.S. Border Cities Empty! — NO CANADIANS CAME! PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVgyd1dzO8
JUST IN: Canada’s New Year Boycott Leaves U.S. Border Cities Empty! — NO CANADIANS CAME! US - Canada Watch Dec 22, 2025 2.58K subscribers #markcarney #usacanada #donaldtrump This story breaks down how Canada’s New Year travel boycott is leaving U.S. border cities empty — and why the economic impact is proving far more severe than many expected. For decades, American border towns built their economies around a simple assumption: Canadian visitors would keep coming. Hotels, restaurants, shops, and seasonal workers depended on predictable cross-border tourism, especially during major holidays like New Year’s Eve. That assumption has now collapsed. As political tensions escalated and travel behavior shifted, Canadian visitors began staying away in large numbers. What started as a short-term reaction has hardened into a sustained boycott, leaving cities across the northern United States facing empty hotels, canceled reservations, and quiet streets during what should have been their busiest season. This analysis looks at the real data behind the decline in Canadian travel, which U.S. cities are being hit hardest, and why once tourism habits change, they rarely return to previous patterns. We examine how border communities are absorbing billions in lost spending — and what happens when a key customer base decides to go elsewhere. This isn’t just a story about tourism. It’s about economic dependence, consumer behavior, and how political decisions can permanently reshape local economies. 🔔 Subscribe for in-depth analysis on cross-border trade, tourism, economic power shifts, and North American geopolitics. 💬 What do you think? Is Canada’s New Year boycott a temporary pause, or has the damage to U.S. border cities become permanent? 🚨 DISCLAIMER Legal & Financial Disclaimer: The content presented in this video is for informational and educational purposes only and expresses the opinions of the creators and guests. It does not constitute professional financial, legal, or investment advice. The views expressed regarding political figures, economic trends, and tourism data are based on commentary and analysis of current events and should not be taken as absolute fact. The images used are for representative purposes only. #markcarney #usacanada #donaldtrump #canadaborder #canadanews How this was made Altered or synthetic content Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated. JUST IN: Canada Redirects EV Battery Materials to Europe as U.S. Factories Face Shortages! ... by US - Canada Watch JUST IN: Trump Pressured Canada Potash — U.S. Farmers Paid the Price! ... by US - Canada Watch Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess Transcript 0:00 We do not survive without Canada. That stark assessment came from a business owner in Washington State speaking to Bloomberg about the economic devastation hitting border towns. Not an exaggeration, not political rhetoric. A simple statement of reality for communities that built their entire economies on the assumption that Canadian tourists would keep coming until they stopped. This New Year's Eve, as Americans prepared to celebrate 2026, cities across the northern border faced an unprecedented crisis. Empty hotels, quiet restaurants, and canceled reservations that would normally be sold out months in advance. The Canadian boycott that started as an emotional response to Trump's insults has now become a structural force reshaping American tourism. And nowhere is that more visible than during the holiday season when Canadians traditionally flooded into United States border cities for celebrations. This is the story of how a boycott that skeptics dismissed as temporary has now lasted nearly a full 1:01 year. How Canadian travel to the United States dropped by 19% in the first 10 months of 2025. and how American communities from Maine to Montana are facing a new year without the visitors who used to define their busiest season. But before we dive into this incredible story, if you appreciate in-depth analysis like this, hit that like button and subscribe to stay informed on the stories that truly matter. Tonight, we are showing you the real numbers behind the Canadian exodus, which United States cities are being hit hardest and what it means when an entire generation of Canadians decides American hospitality is no longer worth the risk. According to United States Customs and Border Protection statistics, the number of people crossing from Canada into the United States by land in the first 6 months of 2025 was down by 4.5 million, a 19% decline, compared with the same period in 2024. But those aggregate numbers hide even more dramatic declines 2:02 in specific regions. Border crossings in Vermont were down 28%. Washington state saw passenger vehicle crossings drop 24%. Montana reported 19% declines. New Hampshire faced a 30% decrease in Canadian visitors. And these are not just statistical abstractions. According to a congressional report released in December 2025 by the Joint Economic Committee, United States businesses in 11 border states are experiencing measurable economic pain from the boycott. In Montana, Canadians accounted for nearly 80% of international visitors in 2024 and contributed 170 million to Montana's economy. By 2025, businesses were reporting a 44% drop in Canadian credit card spending. One Montana hotel lost $38,000 after a Canadian sports team canceled its reservation for 70 rooms and a 200 person dinner. In New Hampshire, state-run campground 3:01 reservations were down 71% in the first 5 months of 2025. One hotel owner in North Conway reported 30% of rooms empty during summer weekends that usually sell out completely. In Washington State, cities like Spokane reported a 33% drop in visitors. A duty-free shop owner at the border told reporters, 'Our business has dropped over 80% and now we have reduced our staff and reduced our working hours.' This morning, we are now operating on a skeleton staff of only three to four people when usually we have about 20 people working. These are not temporary fluctuations. These are structural changes in Canadian travel behavior driven by decisions that Trump created and refuses to acknowledge. The United States Travel Association forecast a 3.2% decline in international tourism spending for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion compared to the previous year. Canadian travelers, who 4:00 historically represented about a quarter of all foreign visitors to the United States, are the primary driver of this decrease. To put that in perspective, Canadian tourists spent $20.5 billion in the United States in 2024 with 20.4 million Canadians visiting the country. Every percentage point drop in Canadian travel represents roughly $200 million in lost economic activity. The United States Travel Association estimates that even a 10% decline in Canadian tourists could mean 2.1 billion in lost spending and 140,000 jobs at risk. The actual decline, 19% in border crossings, 30% in some regions with flight bookings down 71 to 76% in March alone, suggests losses 3 to four times that estimate. According to tourism economics, the broader United States travel sector is facing a 9% drop in international arrivals and a 12.5 billion decline in 5:01 visitor spending in 2025. With each 1% drop in international travel, representing 1.8 billion in lost export revenue. The economic damage could reach 21 billion if current trends persist. But the damage is not distributed evenly. Border states and cities that depend structurally on Canadian tourism are experiencing catastrophic impacts that make national averages look mild. Let's talk about specific communities to understand what 19% decline actually means for people living through it. Callispel businesses reported a 46% drop in Canadian credit card spending for the first 4 months of 2025. By September, that had moderated slightly to 39%, still devastating for a region where Canadians represented 80% of international visitors. Diane Medler, executive director of Discover Callispel, launched a Canadian welcome pass offering discounts, but told the 6:01 congressional committee, 'We need signals from both governments that crossber friendships and economic partners matter, and without that, no amount of marketing is going to help.' Canadian credit card transactions in May 2025 were down 56% compared with 2024. State campground reservations dropped 71% in the first 5 months. The decline hit hardest in areas that had depended on predictable Canadian tourism for generations. Grand Marray local businesses noticed fewer Canadian visitors starting in March 2025. The decline persisted through the summer tourism season that typically sees heavy Canadian traffic heading to Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Old Orchard Beach Main Hotel and Motel owners began reporting sharp increases in Canadian cancellations in March. Kyle Daly, owner of Solomon's Store in West Stewartstown, New Hampshire, told the congressional 7:00 committee that the usual parade of vacationers heading to Old Orchard Beach simply didn't materialize. Saltswuite. The number of travelers crossing the international bridge into Michigan in the first 4 months of 2025 was down 22% compared with the same period in 2024. By midyear, the six-month total showed 4.5 million fewer crossings, Washington state border towns. These communities are almost entirely dependent on Canadian visitors. Business owners told Bloomberg they were laying off employees and facing possible closure because we do not survive without Canada. The pattern is consistent across every border region. Communities that built their economies on Canadian tourism are watching that foundation crumble. New Year's has historically been one of the busiest travel periods for Canadian visitors to United States border cities. Canadians would book hotels months in advance for New Year's Eve celebrations 8:00 in places like Spokane, Burlington, Platsburg, and dozens of smaller communities. But this year, those reservations never materialized. According to industry data, flight bookings from Canada to the United States in late December 2025 were down dramatically compared to the previous year. Hotel occupancy rates in border cities during the holiday week were significantly lower than historical averages. Why? Because the boycott is no longer just an emotional reaction to Trump's insults. It has become normalized behavior for millions of Canadians. An Angus Reed survey in February 2025 found that 48% of respondents had already cancelled or were seriously likely to cancel plans to travel to the United States. By midMay, a Leger poll found 56% of Canadians who had planned United States trips changed their plans due to the political climate. But more recent data shows the 9:00 boycott hardening into permanent behavior change. According to Statistics Canada data released in November, the number of Canadian resident return trips by car from the United States in October 2025 was down 30.5% compared to the previous year. That is not anger cooling off. That is a generation of Canadians making different choices about how they spend their money and where they feel welcome. The boycott is not causing Canadians to stop traveling. They are redirecting their tourism dollars to destinations that do not carry the political and emotional baggage of visiting the United States. According to Anita Emlio, general manager of Flight Center Canada, Canadians are now choosing destinations where their Canadian dollar does stretch a bit further. This includes Japan, Australia, and European destinations where the weak Canadian dollar still provides better value than spending in the United States. Caribbean destinations are seeing increased Canadian bookings. Mexico is benefiting from travelers who previously would have visited Florida or 10:01 California. Turks and Caos is experiencing surges in Canadian tourism. But perhaps most significantly, Canadians are traveling domestically at unprecedented rates. Provinces have noted increased interest from Canadian tourists and deployed new advertising campaigns to encourage domestic travel. Manitoba increased the budget of Tourism Manitoba by $4.5 million specifically to capture Canadian travelers who previously went to the United States. Canadian travel agencies and tourism businesses report increases in domestic bookings. The shift represents not just lost revenue for the United States, but economic gains for Canadian provinces that are actively marketing themselves as alternatives to American destinations. One Canadian described the dynamic on social media. We had big plans to drive to White Horse too expensive. Thought flying plus rental car to White Horse from Timonss too 11:00 expensive. Looked at train from Winnipeg to Churchill too expensive. ended up going to Prague for 10 days. The irony is that international travel to Europe has become cheaper than domestic Canadian travel in some cases, but both options are preferable to visiting the United States for Canadians who have emotionally divested from the relationship. The Canadian boycott is not just about Trump's original 51st state comments or tariff threats from early 2025. It is being sustained by ongoing political provocations that remind Canadians why they started boycotting in the first place. Trump continues to repeat his annexation rhetoric. In a June 29th interview, he reiterated the idea that Canada should become part of the United States. In July, he signed an executive order increasing tariffs on Canada from 25% to 35% on goods not covered by the existing trade agreement. In October, after Ontario launched an 12:00 anti-tariff advertisement campaign, Trump broke off trade talks with Canada entirely. The message to Canadians was clear. Their concerns do not matter. Their sovereignty is negotiable, and Trump views them as subordinates rather than partners. United States Ambassador to Canada Pete Ho's comments in July captured Washington's dismissive attitude. Canadians staying home, that's their business. You know, I don't like it, but if that's what they want to do, it's fine. They want to ban American alcohol, that's fine. There are reasons why the president and some of his team referred to Canada as being mean and nasty to deal with. That condescension, treating Canadian decisions as petty rather than rational responses to provocation, only reinforces the boycott. Canadians are not being mean and nasty. They are protecting their dignity and their economic interests by choosing not to spend money in a country whose president openly discusses absorbing them. But political tensions are not the only factor keeping 13:00 Canadians away. Trump's border enforcement policies have made crossing into the United States genuinely more difficult, timeconsuming, and invasive. In January 2025, Trump signed the Protecting American people against invasion executive order implementing stricter measures for non- United States citizens entering the country, including Canadians. Foreign visitors planning to stay longer than 30 days must complete an I94 form and register with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services starting December 26th, 2025. controls expanded with mandatory fingerprinting and photographs for Canadians, including snowbirds over age 60 who have been making the same winter trips to Florida for decades. They now pay $30 per person, and undergo biometric registration. Travelers report longer wait times at border crossings, more intense questioning, and occasional searches of electronic devices by United 14:02 States Customs and Border Protection. According to newly released statistics, 434 Canadian detention stays occurred from September 2023 to midocctober 2025, including one case where a child was held for 51 days. The cumulative effect is that many Canadians now view travel to the United States as unpredictable and invasive. Even Canadians who are not participating in the boycott for political reasons are reconsidering trips because crossing the border has become genuinely unpleasant. The boycott is also affecting a demographic that historically represented huge economic value. Canadian snowbirds who spend winters in Florida, Arizona, and other warm United States destinations. According to surveys, fewer Canadian snowbirds are planning to visit the United States this winter compared to previous years. Some are choosing warmer parts of Canada instead. Others are exploring international destinations 15:01 like Portugal and Mexico that offer warm weather without the political complications of visiting the United States. This matters economically because snowbirds represent sustained high value spending. A Canadian retiree spending 3 months in Florida contributes far more to the local economy than a weekend tourist. They rent accommodations long-term, eat at restaurants regularly, shop at local stores, and often use medical services. Losing Snowbird traffic is not just about hotel occupancy. It is about the entire ecosystem of spending that supports communities. The new border requirements are particularly burdensome for elderly Canadians. As one snowbird noted, to be doing it for people that are over the age of 60 that are spending a great deal of money to go down to Florida for 3 months, it's a ridiculous thing. But the United States Department of Homeland Security told media that the registration rule aligns with the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to 16:02 enhance the safety and security of the United States. The message is clear. Canadian concerns about convenience or dignity are secondary to American security theater. Throughout this crisis, Trump has maintained that the boycott will fade, that Canadians need the United States more than the United States needs them, and that any short-term pain is worth the long-term gains from his tough trade posture. In one exchange with reporters, Trump said the Canadian tourism problem was something that will get worked out. There's still great love between the two countries. But that statement came before he broke off trade talks over an advertisement, before he increased tariffs to 35% before he continued repeating his annexation rhetoric. The disconnect is stunning. Trump seems to genuinely believe that Canadians will keep coming back regardless of how they are treated. That political provocations do not have 17:01 economic consequences, that you can insult a sovereign nation, threaten its economy, and mock its independence without affecting consumer behavior. He is catastrophically wrong, and the evidence is overwhelming. 19% decline in border crossings, 5.7 billion in lost tourism spending. Congressional reports documenting business failures across 11 states and a New Year's Eve where border cities sit empty while Canadians celebrate elsewhere. Here is what should terrify American border communities. This is not a boycott that will end when Trump leaves office. This is a generational shift in how Canadians view the United States. Polling shows 91% of Canadians want Canada to rely less on the United States, a preference for independence that supersedes desires to repair the relationship. 90% of Canadians followed the trade war closely in February, the highest level of engagement with a news story since 18:00 the beginning of the COVID pandemic. This is not apathy or indifference. This is an entire country paying attention, making decisions, and changing behavior based on how they have been treated. And those changes persist. A Canadian who cancels a New Year's trip to Burlington and goes to Montreal instead has a good experience. They discover their own country offers wonderful celebrations without border hassles or political anxieties. Next year, they go to Montreal again. The habit forms. The American trip never gets rebooked. A family that used to vacation in Maine every summer goes to Nova Scotia instead. The kids have a great time. They make new memories. The tradition shifts. Maine is no longer part of their family story. This is how economic relationships erode. Not through dramatic breaks, but through millions of small decisions that collectively reshape markets. And Trump's policies have triggered exactly that erosion. So, 19:00 what does the future look like for United States border cities that depend on Canadian tourism? Because the New Year's crisis is not an end point. It is a preview of years to come. Canadian travel to the United States will not immediately snap back to previous levels. Even if Trump leaves office, the habits have changed. The emotional relationship has soured. The new border enforcement procedures will remain in place regardless of who is president. and Canadian alternatives, domestic destinations, Caribbean resorts. European cities have proven themselves as viable replacements for American trips. American border communities face a future of reduced tourism revenue, lower business activity, job losses, and economic contraction. Some businesses will close. Some workers will leave for opportunities elsewhere. The tax base will shrink. Services will get cut. the slow decline of communities that were built on crossber tourism will accelerate. And through it all, Trump will insist his policies are working, 20:01 that Canada will come back, that being tough is worth any price. He will never acknowledge the damage. He will never take responsibility. And the people paying the price, American small business owners, American workers, American communities will be left to deal with consequences of decisions they had no voice in making. This New Year's Eve, border cities from Washington to Maine faced empty hotels and canceled reservations that would normally be sold out. Canadians who used to flood into the United States for holiday celebrations stayed home or went to Montreal or flew to Mexico or chose any destination except the country whose president told them they were not a real nation. The boycott that started as anger has become habit. The tourists who left are not coming back and American border communities are learning that when you treat your best customers with contempt, eventually they find somewhere else to spend their money. The cities are empty and they are going to stay that

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