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(04-12-2016 02:50 PM)GailBait Wrote:  I agree that all Canadians should support Canadian source products..............and patriotism (which should not be considered a novelty)

If we all supported our Canadian products it would amount to much more than "a hill of beans" , perhaps millions $$$$$.

It's a catch 22, if it costs more you to buy the ketchup (or what ever product) you loose disposable income. You end up supporting inefficiencies with your money. Some copporation waves a flag and gets a short lived bump in sales. People generally move back to a lower priced good if the utility is not there.

I buy lots locally, like produce from local farms or tackle from local bait shops; but I am not a big fan comercially based patriotism I think it is insincere on the part of the companies.

Don't get me started on the NHL. I get into so many arguments pointing out that it is a commercial business that has been tailored for TV revenue. Though some people think it is a national institution. Hockey is great but the NHL is a business.