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CBC
03-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
P.E.I. business owners leaning into Canada-U.S. tensions with elbows up — and a bit of humour
For weeks now, there has been a big push to shop local on P.E.I. Some are taking it a step further by putting pro-Canadian messaging on their products. From lobsters with their 'elbows up' to dropping Americano coffee in favour of Canadiano, some Islanders are cashing in. CBC's Tony Davis has more.
CBC
16-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Trump Islands? They're in Newfoundland. But don't change the name, says lifelong visitor
Believe it or not, Newfoundland has a set of islands that bear the same name as U.S. President Donald Trump. They're situated in Notre Dame Bay off the island's north coast. North Trump Island and South Trump Island are separated by the Trump Island Tickle. Collectively they're known as the Trump Islands. Grant Young, who grew up in nearby Twillingate and has visited the islands many times over the years, says he doesn't associate the name of the islands with the president south of the border. "Trump was not going to stop me from going to Trump Island. No, I don't think I'll ever be down to Mar-a-Lago, though that's not so much on my list of to-dos," Young told CBC Radio's The Broadcast. During the heightened political tension between Canada and the U.S., people are showing their support for the north by renaming U.S. items — like one B.C. coffee shop that renamed the Americano to the Canadiano. And despite the repeated tariff threats from the U.S. president, and rhetoric about making Canada 51st state, Young says he doesn't want to see the Trump Islands renamed. "I don't think they should be renamed because I don't want to give Trump that much power. But it's too bad that there's such a coincidence because it's a beautiful, serene, natural place," he said. "It's got all the things that Donald Trump is not. It's got character, it's got history, it's caring." Years of enjoyment Young said he isn't sure where the islands got their name, but that it didn't come from the U.S. He has been visiting the islands since he was a child. Initially, he was brought there with friends by motorboat and the practice carried on as he got older. "We used to go there a lot when we we're teens, because that would be a place [with] no grown-ups," Young said. "We could have a beer and a fire and no police. And like, it was fun. It was a place to go." When he got older, he'd go the Trump Islands to have cook-ups on the beach and sail around the tickle. He said the islands were resettled, but about 15 to 20 cabins still stand. "It's kind of like a little Exploits Island if you want to look at it," said Young. There's a "beautiful harbour" where the islands join, Young says, believing it would have been an ideal place to live and work in the fishery. He says sailing by the area today is the thing to do for people in the area, but it's not much of a tourist attraction for tour operators.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Why are Canadians using ‘elbows up' as a rallying cry against Trump?
'Elbows up' has become a rallying cry among Canadians in response to President Donald Trump's recent threats against the essential ally. As credits rolled on SNL last month, comedian Mike Myers, while sporting a 'Canada is not for sale' shirt, flung one elbow in the air, pointed at the slogan with his other hand and mouthed: 'Elbows up!' Ever since, the phrase has become ubiquitous, cropping up in protests, on social media, and in politicians' speeches as Canadians push back against Trump's policies. Trump has imposed hefty tariffs on the U.S.'s northern neighbor and has repeatedly suggested the country should become the 51st state. During his farewell speech on Sunday, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: 'We're a country that will be diplomatic when we can, but fight when we must. Elbows up!' The phrase is often said to have been inspired by Canadian hockey legend Gordie Howe, who threw his elbows up in the rink to defend himself. In addition to the viral phrase, many Canadians are showing resistance against the U.S.'s policies in other ways. Some Canadians are boycotting U.S. products and are instead opting to buy local. Some coffee shop owners have even renamed the Americano — the popular drink made up of an espresso shot and water – to 'Canadiano' in protest. Others have a more specific target in mind: Elon Musk. The world's richest man, DOGE chief and senior adviser to Trump declared 'Canada is not a real country,' in a since-deleted X post, despite the fact that he holds Canadian citizenship. In response, more than 369,000 Canadians have signed on to a protest demanding his citizenship be revoked. Trump's tariffs, the U.S. president has said, are meant to curb the influx of drugs, namely fentanyl, coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico. The rate at which fentanyl comes from Canada, however, is very minimal, government data shows. 'While less than 1 percent of the fentanyl intercepted at the U.S. border comes from Canada, we have worked relentlessly to address this scourge that affects Canadians and Americans alike,' Trudeau said last week after Trump announced tariffs on Canadian energy and exports. 'Let me be unequivocally clear – there is no justification for these actions.' Days after walking back on some of the levies he imposed on Canadian goods last week, Trump on Tuesday announced on Truth Social he would be slapping a 25 percent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, doubling the existing 25 percent he already imposed. Despite a wobbling stock market, Trump said it will take effect Wednesday morning in response to the Ontario government's 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S. The province provides electricity to 1.5 million Americans in Minnesota, New York and Michigan. 'The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear,' Trump wrote in his post.
The Independent
11-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Why are Canadians using ‘elbows up' as a rallying cry against Trump?
'Elbows up' has become a rallying cry among Canadians in response to President Donald Trump's recent threats against the essential ally. As credits rolled on SNL last month, comedian Mike Myers, while sporting a 'Canada is not for sale' shirt, flung one elbow in the air, pointed at the slogan with his other hand and mouthed: 'Elbows up!' Ever since, the phrase has become ubiquitous, cropping up in protests, on social media, and in politicians' speeches as Canadians push back against Trump's policies. Trump has imposed hefty tariffs on the U.S.'s northern neighbor and has repeatedly suggested the country should become the 51st state. During his farewell speech on Sunday, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: 'We're a country that will be diplomatic when we can, but fight when we must. Elbows up!' The phrase is often said to have been inspired by Canadian hockey legend Gordie Howe, who threw his elbows up in the rink to defend himself. In addition to the viral phrase, many Canadians are showing resistance against the U.S.'s policies in other ways. Some Canadians are boycotting U.S. products and are instead opting to buy local. Some coffee shop owners have even renamed the Americano — the popular drink made up of an espresso shot and water – to 'Canadiano' in protest. Others have a more specific target in mind: Elon Musk. The world's richest man, DOGE chief and senior adviser to Trump declared 'Canada is not a real country,' in a since-deleted X post, despite the fact that he holds Canadian citizenship. In response, more than 369,000 Canadians have signed on to a protest demanding his citizenship be revoked. Trump's tariffs, the U.S. president has said, are meant to curb the influx of drugs, namely fentanyl, coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico. The rate at which fentanyl comes from Canada, however, is very minimal, government data shows. 'While less than 1 percent of the fentanyl intercepted at the U.S. border comes from Canada, we have worked relentlessly to address this scourge that affects Canadians and Americans alike,' Trudeau said last week after Trump announced tariffs on Canadian energy and exports. 'Let me be unequivocally clear – there is no justification for these actions.' Days after walking back on some of the levies he imposed on Canadian goods last week, Trump on Tuesday announced on Truth Social he would be slapping a 25 percent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, doubling the existing 25 percent he already imposed. Despite a wobbling stock market, Trump said it will take effect Wednesday morning in response to the Ontario government's 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S. The province provides electricity to 1.5 million Americans in Minnesota, New York and Michigan. 'The only thing that makes sense is for Canada to become our cherished Fifty First State. This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear,' Trump wrote in his post.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
From Canadianos to freedom fries, there's a long history of renaming foods amid political tensions
Amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Canada, some Canadian coffee shops have changed the name of the Americano to the Canadiano. Among them is Mugz 2.0 Coffee House in Port McNeill, B.C. Owner Boni Sharpe says the menu switch at the café on northern Vancouver Island was meant to poke fun at a serious situation and highlight the value of buying local. "Port McNeill is a small little community that relies heavily on other small communities, and I'm spreading the word to the best that I can," Sharpe told CBC's All Points West last month. "And I think when you add that little bit of humorous spin on it, it really sparked some good conversation." Anelyse Weiler, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Victoria, says renaming the espresso-based drink is a sign that many Canadians are "mad as a stirred-up hornet's nest" about the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump. "It's meant to be a coy, symbolic way to assert Canadian national identity," Weiler told CBC's On The Island. Sharpe said the switch to Canadiano aims to add a little humour to the "craziness" of current events, but in the past there have been less light-hearted efforts to change the names of food. In 2003, U.S. politicians moved to rename French fries served in the House to "freedom fries" amid strained relations with France over the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. That year, the maker of French's mustard, worried that some Americans would boycott its product because of the French-led campaign against the Iraq war, issued a news release saying it's not French. As American soldiers battled Germany and its Central Powers allies in the First World War, there was an effort in the U.S. to rebrand sauerkraut as "liberty cabbage" to rid the fermented vegetable of its "pro-German stigma," The New York Times reported in 1918. In 2006, Iran renamed Danish pastries "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad" after a newspaper in Denmark published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, according to a BBC report. Weiler hopes that renaming efforts and the push to buy local can spark deeper conversations around food-related issues, such as the rights of agricultural workers, the removal of interprovincial trade barriers, the impact of real estate speculation on farmland, and Canada's National School Food Program, which was announced last year. While she praises the push toward buying local, she encourages consumers to think critically about efforts by large supermarket chains to market Canadian-made products, noting that not long ago, grocery giant Loblaw agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in a bread price-fixing scheme. Weiler calls the Canadiano a nice spin on the Americano and said more renaming efforts may be on the way, although some may be more successful than others. "In our household, we eat a lot of Buffalo sauce," she said of the hot sauce that shares its name with the Western New York city. "So to be petty, we started calling it 'bison sauce,' but it just doesn't have the same ring."
