A marathon in New York, a road trip through California and a visit to Universal Studios: These are among the U.S. vacation plans that Canadians have cancelled in response to President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada.
Trump’s repeated chirps about Canada becoming a 51st state and threats to impose sweeping tariffs have riled America’s normally mild-mannered northern neighbours.
all steel and aluminum imports from its biggest supplier, Canada, effective March 12.
hit back at what they perceive as an unwarranted attack from a close ally.
oppose joining the United States, while the tariff threats have sparked a consumer backlash against American products.
Ottawa artist Jordan Danger says cancelling her planned trips to the United States was an appropriate response to the threats against Canada. (Submitted by Jordan Danger)A ‘patriotic’ response
Ottawa artist Jordan Danger cancelled planned trips to the U.S. later this year as “a matter of principle,” despite having already paid a deposit on a visit to Universal Studios.
Ottawa Morning on Tuesday.
The award-winning painter and sculptor said she had also planned to tour American cities this year to explore galleries and expand her audience as a visual artist, but that boycotting U.S. travel was an “appropriate, patriotic” response to Trump’s threats.
protections around 2SLGBTQ+ rights, Danger said her personal welfare in the U.S. was also a concern.
“I and my companion that was going to come with me are both female and neither one of us are straight,” she said. “And so the possibility of going down there and having safety issues is quite high.”
‘Allies’ to minorities ‘uncomfortable’ with Trump
For Amanda-Lyn Smith, the cancellation of a planned holiday to California and Nevada was a family decision.
A two-week trip to Disney Land and Universal Studios might sound like a dream vacation for an eight- or 11-year-old, but Smith said her children no longer wanted to go in light of Trump’s actions.
Ottawa Morning.
“We have always been a family that thought of ourselves as allies to those who would consider themselves in the minority category,” she explained.
Smith said her family is now planning to spend the $20,000 they had budgeted on their U.S. road trip on a vacation to Mexico instead.
Marathon runner Joe Paraskevas says there’s ‘no shortage of alternatives’ to travelling to the United States for races. (Submitted by Joe Paraskevas)Likewise, Joe Paraskevas said there’s no shortage of alternatives after he cancelled a planned trip to run the New York City Marathon in November.
Ottawa Morning. “And there are so many great races in Canada.”
The 60-year-old runner qualified for his age group’s world championships to be held in New York after finishing the Hamilton Marathon in three hours and 21 minutes last year.
But he said he would not be visiting the U.S. under Trump.
“They’re out $4,000 thanks to me,” Paraskevas said.
“There are going to be other times, I’ve run 25 marathons,” he said. “So I told my wife that I’ll qualify again next year when the championships go to another country.”
For now, Paraskevas is thinking of running the Quebec City Marathon in October.
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