It's understandable why Canadians would boycott American products. You should do what you feel is best as a matter of conscience.

The state of Maine here in the US borders with the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Tourism is one of our major industries. We're expecting that there won't be as many people from Canada coming to visit with us this summer as in years past. Of course ... there's the resentment but also concerns about running into hassles at the border crossings. A lot of Americans cancelled planned trips abroad to places like Europe & points in Asia because they're worried about possibly running into problems with re-entering the US. We're hoping that we might pick up some of that domestic tourist trade to offset the loss of our Canadian friends.

The other way we've been affected is that many of the businesses that lie along the US - Canadian border have been affected. I was talking with a grocery store owner a few weeks ago and the loss of his Canadian customers coming across the border to shop there may force him to close.



It's kind of a shame really. We here, just in the State of Maine, were hemorrhaging billions of dollars to the North every year because of our trade imbalance with you. I get that something had to be done to stem the flow of lifeblood from our economy but it has been a painful process. Maybe it will all work itself out after a fashion.