{"id":57134,"date":"2025-03-07T19:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/07\/buy-canadian-backlash-could-hit-wall\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:47:42","slug":"buy-canadian-backlash-could-hit-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/03\/07\/buy-canadian-backlash-could-hit-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy-Canadian backlash could hit wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Retail &amp; Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Donald Trump&#8217;s seesawing likely to keep emotions running high, for now<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Mar 07, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 5\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"a761f2e2-0778-4a31-aca0-727bf3b2d7ab\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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files<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Angry Canadians are on a patriotic shopping spree, but marketing experts warn their passion could run out of steam as emotional fatigue and regular habits set in and time and money factors start to play out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile consumers are in this acute moment where they are fired up and they\u2019re feeling all of these intense emotions, it\u2019s very easy to be motivated to take the time to go through the stores, to scour the labels, to use the apps, to scan the products, which allows them to choose those 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Otherwise,\u00a0we\u2019re going to fall back into the habit of buying familiar products.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Consumers have been on a buy-Canadian tear ever since United States President Donald Trump said he would impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from Canada.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Poll after poll has shown that people support retaliatory measures in response to Trump\u2019s tariff onslaught, while other surveys have said the number of Canadians using their shopping dollars to vent their rage and to support Canada\u2019s economy and sovereignty is on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>For example, an Angus Reid Institute poll said 66 per cent of Canadians supported a 25 per cent tariff on all U.S. exports into Canada, up from 60 per cent in January.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">An earlier Angus Reid poll said 98 per cent indicated they are shopping for made-in-Canada products, while 85 per cent said they planned to replace U.S. products. Four in five said they were committed to buying more local goods, and three in five said they intended to boycott U.S. products.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still early days in the trade war and Trump\u2019s seesawing on tariffs is likely to keep emotions running high across Canada, but Thomas warns fatigue will likely set in at some point.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot18 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories5437625515877947532436038626574336\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 75w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 100w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 150w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 240w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 320w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 500w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 640w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 800w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 1024w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 1280w, https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg 1600w\" alt=\"Top Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.1.3\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main__new-story-page\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6120328589953284406439188518404096\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a busy Wednesday, when you\u2019re rushing to a grocery store and you need to grab something for dinner, there just isn\u2019t the time and energy and the cognitive resources available to engage in a detailed, thoughtful search every single time,\u201d she said. \u201cOnce this initial moment of sort of crisis starts normalizing a little bit, we will see diminishment of those behaviours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also pointed out consumers have yet to feel the sting of higher prices. Canadian-sourced goods tend to be more expensive than their U.S. counterparts, given that the economies of scale south of the border allow manufacturers to price their products more cheaply.<\/p>\n<p>Prices are set to rise on a number of items coming into Canada from the U.S. after Ottawa retaliated with $50-billion worth of duties on goods ranging from orange juice to bourbon to a range of grains.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports have already emerged of producers asking Canadian grocery stores for price increases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t seen our friends and neighbours losing jobs yet, but once those economic realities set in, if this becomes prolonged, then there\u2019s just going to be a simple issue that consumers are struggling to pay for things, in which case patriotism might still feel really important, and they wish they could support all these Canadian businesses,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cBut if the question is between being able to afford the product or not, they\u2019ll go with 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0304-mg-canadian.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=I9Oev83i_zklmzaBu6icqg&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0304-mg-canadian.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=A_r2ePe6D8HXha6aIxIA-A, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0304-mg-canadian.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=RTQr6yYtG3_eSkOsQxLqYQ 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0304-mg-canadian.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=sdQO9ioxZrEDS_oN3zJ40A 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Shoppers confused by what it means to &#8220;buy Canadian&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" 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150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"A truck crosses the Ambassador Bridge border between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that 25 per cent tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada would be effective from March 4.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=lJ2L3GtGs3qb4ZBxeWo2AA\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=MFr2R4yuScp4DFSt84-Mqw&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=lJ2L3GtGs3qb4ZBxeWo2AA, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=JRiXpR_yR1UJi4Hkdj3N9w 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/tariffs-0303-ph.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=ltYVXt8a1C2ep_5eu9621Q 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Business leaders losing faith in U.S. as trading partner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" corcoran:=\"\" the=\"\" perils=\"\" of=\"\" economic=\"\" nationalism=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Which could be worse for Canada, asks Terence Corcoran; becoming more closely aligned with America as \" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=_k4OBYgCSUqDJL_vsYfSBQ\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=5&sig=SwNW6GUI__9N7XZjt2DjKw&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=_k4OBYgCSUqDJL_vsYfSBQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=zlltdZM67K1UV5TKSwNYtA 2x,\n                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0219-mg-nationalism.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=Fqwdax6MnhmGVrqmEFBfwg 3x\" alone=\"\" canadian=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" economic=\"\" extreme=\"\" going=\"\" height=\"96\" it=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" nationalism=\"\" or=\"\" state=\"\" the=\"\" u.s.=\"\" under=\"\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Terence Corcoran: The perils of economic nationalism<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAs long as those kinds of tools are in place to really nudge people towards the Canadian choices, I do think we can see this continuing on,\u201d she said. \u201cIf it continues, if it\u2019s hard, people won\u2019t do it. But if retailers make it easy, this can quickly become habitual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas also thinks Canadians are willing to pay more, up to a point, for Canadian products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a ceiling to that. Consumers can only pay what they have within their means. They are able to do that,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is not going to be a burden that we can share equally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: gmvsuhanic@postmedia.com <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Buy-Canadian backlash could hit wall<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-03-07 19:47:42<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Retail &amp; Marketing Donald Trump&#8217;s seesawing likely to keep emotions running high, for now Published Mar 07, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 5\u00a0hours ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025035004_Calgary_Booze_JW004.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=WD5UkYAboQx5hxF_Y8Xtxw","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/57135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}