Threat of American tariffs pushing Albertans to buy local

As the menace of commercialized warfare betwixt Canada and the U.S. looms, much Canadians are focused connected buying local.

A Valentine’s Market, hosted by the Domesticated Divas successful Lethbridge, has provided the accidental for shoppers to enactment section businesses.

“A batch of our shoppers… are loving that they tin enactment radical wrong their community,” said lawsuit organizer Gita Kaura.

Vendors astatine the marketplace accidental much radical are turning to them to trim the reliance connected imported goods.

“People are looking for homemade, Canadian made, Canadian produced everything,” according to Jessie Goodfellow, proprietor of Jessie’s Jams.

She said it’s becoming harder for her concern to support costs dependable owed to rising prices.

“This clip past twelvemonth a lawsuit of 12 outgo maine nether $12. Now it’s astir $16 for the nonstop aforesaid jars.”

Despite the anticipation of higher prices, much consumers are getting connected committee with helping Canadian businesses.

Shopper Ralph Corey said each his friends and household are present talking astir supporting local.

“I deliberation that vessel has already started, one don’t deliberation you’re ever going to halt it now.”