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Spazito

(55,105 posts)
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 10:51 AM Feb 23

Canadian snowbirds cancel Florida trips over Trump's threats

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Except for the early pandemic, Bloomer and his wife have travelled south every March for the past 20 years, he told CBC. The kids came too before they grew up.

So why did he cancel this year?

A grey-haired man stands for a photo in shorts and T-shirt
Cobourg, Ont., retiree Bob Bloomer says he cancelled his annual March trip to Florida over U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric towards Canada. (Submitted by Bob Bloomer)
"Basically just frustration listening to Trump and all his rhetoric about how Canada's taking advantage of the U.S. with the trade agreement that basically he engineered," he said.

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Coming from Canada's closest ally, these threats have angered many of the approximately one million Canadian snowbirds who travel to the U.S. each winter.

Some have cancelled trips, while others are considering whether they will return next season.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/snowbords-canada-florida-trump-tariff-51-state-1.7464896

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Canadian snowbirds cancel Florida trips over Trump's threats (Original Post) Spazito Feb 23 OP
Thought you were talking about geese! displacedvermoter Feb 23 #1
LOL! Spazito Feb 23 #3
Real Americans Love Canada. multigraincracker Feb 23 #2
It's time that we all started acting like CANADIANS EmmaLee E Feb 23 #4
I'll probably be buying quite a bit that day... SeattleVet Feb 24 #8
I so want to leave this shit hole CountAllVotes Feb 23 #5
If these Canadian snowbirds want hotter weather ... mwooldri Feb 23 #6
Florida's going to be hit hard economically when Canadians and their money stay away--- Timeflyer Feb 23 #7
There's a great discussion of this article FelineOverlord Feb 24 #9

EmmaLee E

(216 posts)
4. It's time that we all started acting like CANADIANS
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 11:23 AM
Feb 23

Hit them in the pocketbook, where it is felt.

Join the "BUY NOTHING" protest on Feb 28.
(Except for necessaries, buy nothing. If you must buy, buy local)

SeattleVet

(5,658 posts)
8. I'll probably be buying quite a bit that day...
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 02:08 AM
Feb 24

but we'll be on a trip to Vancouver Island and we'll be spending it in Canada.

CountAllVotes

(21,468 posts)
5. I so want to leave this shit hole
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 11:43 AM
Feb 23

I really do.

Passports are in order.

If I was well, I'd be long gone already!

Shit hole buh bye!



mwooldri

(10,592 posts)
6. If these Canadian snowbirds want hotter weather ...
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 12:40 PM
Feb 23

... there are plenty of choices. Might want to go wild and go on an organised tour to Cuba. Or support Mexico. Plenty of opportunities South of the US 48.

Timeflyer

(3,042 posts)
7. Florida's going to be hit hard economically when Canadians and their money stay away---
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 01:41 PM
Feb 23

some MAGAts will figure it out, others will blame Biden and the libs. O Canada, please don't build a wall...

FelineOverlord

(3,804 posts)
9. There's a great discussion of this article
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 09:24 AM
Feb 24

On the Leopards Ate My Face subreddit. The replies are great!

Florida Trump supporter doesn’t understand why Canadians are cancelling bookings at his hotel.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/1iwr7x2/florida_trump_supporter_doesnt_understand_why/

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