Can you really blame Canadians for boycotting us?

Boston Globe

4 hours ago

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None of this should be surprising. How exactly did anyone expect Canadians and Europeans to react when President Trump started threatening and belittling them?
You could look at the fare reduction as a silver lining for Americans — now's the time for that summer trip to
It's one thing for bookings to temporarily dip — in a bad economy, for instance. It's something else when airlines
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If those connections disappear, they don't necessarily just come back with the snap of a finger when and if Trump goes on his meds.
A few years ago, I wrote about how the barriers introduced after the Sept. 11 attacks had frayed connections between regions that had traditionally been seamlessly connected.
But this is much worse. It's not just the huge economic hit New England tourist destinations are about to experience. It's the frayed links to the rest of the world that could be the legacy of the president's pointless threats and insults.
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Alan Wirzbicki is Globe deputy editor for editorials. He can be reached at