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Une communauté dédiée à l'achat de produits Canadiens.

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Gen Z consumers say Buy Canadian movement is unaffordable (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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according to a recent Ipsos Canada study, the Buy Local movement is largely bolstered by older Canadians. Gen Z consumers, on the other hand, are almost six times more likely to switch to an American service such as a bank or telecommunications company, according to the survey.

Carleton University economics professor Frances Woolley noted more than a quarter of youth aged 25-34 are food insecure already. University of Victoria theatre student Samantha Frew said she has heard the calls to buy local. But she still tends to do most of her shopping at Walmart for financial reasons. She also struggles to figure out which companies are wholly Canadian.

“As much as it felt dystopian to go into the liquor store and see posters over all the American liquor, I was like ‘Oh, I wouldn’t have known that unless that poster was directly over it.‘ ”

In Montreal, National Theatre School student Owen Carter said they have boycotted corporations and products for other causes in the past, but cutting out all American goods is proving to be much more difficult.

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Prof. Woolley advises students trying to buy local to shop seasonally.

“Canada grows a lot of things in the summer, not so much in the winter,” Prof. Woolley said. “In winter that means eating things that keep like root vegetables and frozen food.”

She said buying locally does not have to be expensive. She referenced butternut squash and Canadian cabbage, two pieces of produce that can keep all winter and won’t break the bank.

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[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The cost of transit is not equal to the cost of gas. To go to and from work every day by transit costs me $192 a month because a one-way transit ticket costs $4.80. No one I know is spending $192 on gas per month, not even close.

There are a lot of good counter-arguments to what you are replying to, but what you have chosen is not one of them.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I live in a rural area. Come visit me and see how much I spend on gas. Jump into someone else's shoes for just half a second. It's a minimum of $400/month and I DON'T WORK. Zero commute. If I did it would be considerably more. Hundreds more. Transit isn't an option. The grocery store is 1/2 hour by car one way on the highway. The doctor is 20 minutes. I went to the ER with my kid yesterday because she got hurt. 1/2 hour one way on a 100 series highway. Unexpected travel...thats not in the budget. Something will have to give elsewhere. The closest town is 10km from our house and we live relatively close to town. School is a half hour...but there is a bus. My kids don't get extracurricular though cause they don't deserve it right? They're just poor people after all.

That's not to mention the rebuilt rear end this past winter and a new engine the winter previous because it's 15 years old and falling apart around us. You know outside in the snow cause when you're poor you do everything yourself. You call your buddies up to help yo, not drive to the mechanic.

Do you realize you sound just like my parents? Baby boomers who could give a fuck about anyone but themselves. Selfish. Unable to understand that not everyone is just like them. Unable to change in any way if it affects their lives even in the most minimum of ways.

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I live in a rural area. Come visit me and see how much I spend on gas. Jump into someone else’s shoes for just half a second. It’s a minimum of $400/month. Transit isn’t an option. The grocery store is 1/2 hour by car one way.

So what you are telling me is that transit would cost you more than the gas as well because not only would you be paying for tickets, but you would have to have the handful of people in your rural community pay actual millions of dollars in taxes to build that infrastructure in the first place.

The point of my comment was to point out that the cost of gas is not always the same as the cost of transit, so it does not make for a great argument. That's all. I never said this is the case for everyone everywhere. Stop jumping to conclusions and making up my thoughts in your head.

Do you realize you sound just like my parents? Baby boomers who could give a fuck about anyone but themselves. Selfish. Unable to understand that not everyone is just like them. Unable to change in any way if it affects their lives in the most minimum of ways.

Do I realize that I sound like your parents? No I have not met your parents, so I wouldn't realize that.

I like the piece here where you follow up "Jump into someone else's shoes for just a half a second" with "based on a single comment I have read from you, without ever having met you, or even spoken to you beyond this, I am going to make the assumption that you only give a fuck about your self, are selfish, are unable to understand not everyone is like you, and are unable to change in any way".

Kind of hypocritical to preach about sympathy and then immediately demonize someone based on a single comment. As a result I'm not finding much value in what you have to say, and to put an end to this immediately, because this is useless to the overall conversation, I'll just block you. Recommend you do the same with me. Have a good one.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hmmmm. I am the OP. This entire thread is about me and my lifestyle as per the original comment. Still stands. Selfish. I won't block you though. Your opinions need challenge for others to see.