• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    Fuck me thats a long list. Here’s a summary in the order I found them. Probably missed a few, I’m on mobile and it’s Sunday…

    • Meat.
    • Eggs.
    • Dairy products.
    • Various fruit+veg.
    • Beans.
    • Nuts.
    • Coffee.
    • Tea.
    • Various seasonings (vanilla, nutmeg, pepper, etc)
    • Grain.
    • Cooking oils.
    • Sugar.
    • Chocolate.
    • Pasta.
    • Alcohol. (wine+spirits)
    • Tobacco.
    • Sand.
    • Perfume/Beauty products.
    • Cleaning products.
    • Appliances.
    • Building materials.
    • Misc housewares.
    • Clothing.
    • Linens (sheets, towels, drapery, curtains, etc)
    • Diamonds.
    • Silver.
    • Platinum. (I didn’t see gold oddly, just gold plated silver)
    • Jewelry.
    • Hand/power tools.
    • Industrial equipment/machinery.
    • Firearms.
    • Explosives.
    • Light fittings/bulbs.
    • Video game consoles.
    • Casino game consoles
    • Playing Cards.
    • Paintings.
    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      6 hours ago

      While it is an extensive list, none of those are things that we can’t get elsewhere, or that we don’t already make ourselves.

      Or things that we can’t do without for a while.

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      • Various fruit+veg.

      Stick with local produce. We grow a lot in Canada.

      • Beans.

      Nearly all the beans/legumes on store shelves are from Canada.

      • Nuts.

      This one is difficult, especially almonds. We do have a thriving seed industry: hemp, flax, etc.

      • Coffee.

      What coffee comes from the USA?? Canadian roasters are everywhere and they import beans from South America.

      • Tea.

      Same as above, get your tea from Japan, China, India, etc.

      • Various seasonings (vanilla, nutmeg, pepper, etc)

      Seasoning blends are very often from the states, but look for local blends. Or get single spices and make your own! Or go ethnic, and get spices from Asia, Mexico, etc.

      • Grain.

      Canada grows wheat, oats, wild rice, barley, rye, etc. No issues here. Get Asian rice if your worried about rice.

      • Cooking oils.

      We produce a lot of cooking oil in Canada. For olive oil (not really a cooking oil), go with Italian.

      • Sugar.

      China, Brazil, and India produce more than the US. We can get it from them.

      • Chocolate.

      Go with Swiss chocolate.

      • Pasta.

      Plenty of made in Canada pasta. Go with Italian if you want another option.

      With the exception of citrus, some processed junk food, and a few odds and ends, Canada is quite food secure.

      If animal products are a concern, stop eating them. Make tarrifs your excuse to go plant-based this year 👍

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        Just to note that American rice tends to have high levels of heavy metals. So even without tariffs you shouldn’t be buying American rice.

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      Video game consoles

      Seems like this is limited to arcade machines and playing cards.

      • Other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than automatic bowling alley equipment

      • Playing cards

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          23 hours ago

          It took me a few minutes to figure out, too.

          I got tired of scrolling after just getting to Meat, so the list is appreciated.

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        10 hours ago

        Keep in mind, the response is targeted at products that we actually produce in Canada. There should be Canadian alternatives to all of these.

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        20 hours ago

        Keep in mind that a huge percent of food you find in Canada is made from Canadian ingredients.

        The list covers every we could import, but most of those are produced in Canada, just read the labels.

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        It’s almost entirely things that we also make ourselves, or can get from other, more friendly countries.

        Or things tlat we can comfortably do without for an extended time (playing cards and jewelry, for example)