A Border Too Far: The Unintended Consequences of Trump's Canada Policy The decision by many Canadians to boycott travel to the United States, sparked by President Donald Trump's re election and the subsequent deterioration in US Canada relations, has sent shockwaves through the tourism industry.
Beyond immediate financial losses and petty squabbles over tariffs and trade lies a deeper issue: the fraying of trust between two nations bound together by geography, history, and culture.
In 2024, Canadians made approximately 800,000 fewer trips to the US than they did before Trump's election. This represents a loss of around C$3.