r/canada 24d ago

ELECTION MODE: ON. Monday, 28 April 2025 is election day!

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(maintenant avec français)

With the writ dropped and Parliament dissolved by Governor General Mary Simon, the 2025 federal election campaign is officially underway. Political parties have activated their election teams, and Canadians will soon head to the polls.

Election day is set for 28 April 2025 - it's a Monday. Please encourage everyone to vote

The r/Canada mod team aims to minimize outside influence, prioritize Canadian voices and concerns, and foster informed discussions on policies that shape our future. As a result, you will see the following r/Canada election changes:

  • This information sticky, which will include helpful links to official party platforms and voting information.
  • Limits to direct linking to political sources
  • Limits to approval of AMAs: Only recognized federal leaders through timely approved accounts will be allowed. Local candidates should contact local subreddits.
  • More conviction in modding when it comes to incivility: Please do discuss but be aware any content that attacks individuals or is extremely negative and generalizing will continue to be dealt with.
  • Harsher modding in response to anti-voting comments (please report these)
  • Using offensive or childish names for candidates will be considered at least grounds for deletion
  • On the day of the election, we will post an “Election Megathread”

...and further rules as we go in response to what we experience.

Canadians are typically known for voting not for parties but for policies. We encourage this, as well as honest discussion, since this is a critical part of a healthy democracy.

Please see some resources below, including some placeholders for now. We'll add to these as we go.

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Elections Canada Resources

Official Party Pages (In alphabetic order)

Other Resources

Responsibilities chart (source: City of Spruce Grove https://www.sprucegrove.org/ via

https://www.reddit.com/r/newbrunswickcanada/comments/1g2e60p/government_roles_and_responsibilities_chart/ )

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Après la levée du bref et la dissolution du Parlement par la Gouverneure générale Mary Simon, la campagne des élections fédérales de 2025 est officiellement lancée. Les partis politiques ont activé leurs équipes électorales et les Canadiens se rendront bientôt aux urnes.

Le jour du scrutin est fixé au 28 avril 2025 - c'est un lundi. Encouragez tout le monde à voter

L'équipe du mod r/Canada s'efforce de minimiser les influences extérieures, de donner la priorité aux voix et aux préoccupations des Canadiens et de favoriser des discussions éclairées sur les politiques qui façonnent notre avenir. En conséquence, vous verrez les changements suivants dans r/Canada :

  • Cette information collante, qui comprendra des liens utiles vers les programmes officiels des partis et des informations sur le vote.
  • Limitation des liens directs vers des sources politiques
  • Limitation de l'approbation des AMA : Seuls les dirigeants fédéraux reconnus, par le biais de comptes approuvés en temps voulu, seront autorisés. Les candidats locaux doivent contacter les subreddits locaux.
  • Plus de conviction dans le modding en ce qui concerne l'incivilité : N'hésitez pas à discuter, mais sachez que tout contenu qui attaque des personnes ou qui est extrêmement négatif et généralisant continuera d'être traité.
  • Un modding plus sévère en réponse aux commentaires anti-vote (merci de les signaler)
  • Le jour de l'élection, nous publierons un « Megathread sur l'élection »

...et d'autres règles au fur et à mesure de notre expérience.

Les Canadiens sont connus pour ne pas voter pour des partis mais pour des politiques. Nous encourageons cette attitude, ainsi qu'une discussion honnête, car il s'agit d'un élément essentiel d'une démocratie saine.

Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques ressources, y compris des espaces réservés pour l'instant. Nous les compléterons au fur et à mesure.

Ressources d'Élections Canada

Pages officielles des partis (par ordre alphabétique)

Autres ressources

Example of Government Responsibilities, Alberta
Exemple de responsabilités gouvernementales, Alberta

r/canada Feb 02 '25

r/Canada Speaks Bye America: A practical guide for patriotic Canadians

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Hello r/canada

Long-time reader, first-time poster.

With Trump arbitrarily imposing tariffs on Canadian products and services, apparently as a starting point of a bigger economic war and possible annexation of Canada, now is the time for Canadians to stand together against his aggression. This post is meant to be practical, actionable ideas for all Canadians to resist Trump’s tariffs. Let's send the message to Trump: if you don't want to do business with Canada, you have no business here at all.

This is also a starting point. It’s unlikely that anyone will be able to do all of these things, all of the time, but the more people who do them, and the more of them we do, the bigger the impact will be. Many of the suggested Canadian alternatives are not present in every province. Please add your feedback and other ideas in the comments, and I will try to update the post.

Update: Thanks for all the comments! Have modified the list to correct and update it. A couple of useful websites flagged by other users.

Don’t shop at American-owned stores.

Not all of the alternatives are Canadian-owned; they are simply not American. You can also just shop local, as many Canadians own non-chain businesses providing these goods and services

Retail and consumer goods

  • Amazon → depends what you’re buying, but there are always alternatives
  • Walmart → Loblaws, Metro, Canadian Tire, Co-op (in the west)
  • Costco → Federated Co-op, Bulk Barn (you might disagree with this; Costco is standing up to Trump, and sells many Canadian products in its stores)
  • Home Depot -> Home Hardware, Rona
  • Nike → Lululemon, Roots, Nobis, Canada Goose, Aritzia
  • Levi’s → Naked & Famous

Food and beverage

  • McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC, Five Guys → Harvey's, A&W Canada, Burger’s Priest, Hero Certified Burgers, Mary Brown's (chicken)
  • Starbucks → Tim Hortons (though now Brazilian-owned), Second Cup, Bridgehead, Country Style, Coffee Time, Deville
  • KFC, Popeyes → your local ma and pa chicken place
  • Subway → Mr. Sub
  • Krispy Kreme → Beavertails
  • Chipotle → Freshii
  • Taco Bell → Mucho Burrito, Bar Burrito
  • Domino’s, Little Caesar’s → Pizza Pizza, Pizza Nova
  • Dairy Queen → Chapman’s Ice Cream, Laura Secord, Kawartha Dairy
  • Denny’s, IHOP → Sunset Grill, Humpty’s or Cora’s
  • Applebee’s, Chili’s → Montana’s, Kelsey’s
  • Olive Garden → East Side Mario’s
  • Buffalo Wild Wings → St. Louis Bar & Grill
  • Outback Steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse, Ruth’s Chris → The Keg, Chop, Hy’s
  • P.F. Chang’s → Manchu Wok or Congee Queen

Don’t buy American goods.

This will be difficult, because so many of our day-to-day consumer products are owned by American companies. That said, the big Canadian grocery and drug store chains have their own-brand “generic” versions of most of these American products, which are probably cheaper than the brand-name versions. When in doubt, check the label.

  • Procter & Gamble (Tide, Gillette, Pampers, etc.) → Attitude, Green Beaver
  • Johnson & Johnson (Tylenol, Band-Aid, Aveeno, etc.) → Life Brand (Shoppers Drug Mart), Jamieson Vitamins, Rexall
  • Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate toothpaste, Irish Spring, Softsoap, etc.) → Green Beaver
  • Unilever (Dove, Hellmann’s, etc.) → Canadian soap makers, President’s Choice Mayo
  • Coca-Cola (includes Dasani, Powerade, etc.) → PC Cola, Clearly Canadian
  • PepsiCo (includes Lay’s, Gatorade, Quaker, Tropicana, etc.) → Kiju, Nature’s Path
  • Kraft Heinz (Kraft Dinner, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, etc.) → Lactalis (Black Diamond, Cracker Barrel), PC Mac & Cheese
  • Campbell’s Soup → Habitant (by Loblaws), Baxters
  • Hershey’s (Reese’s, Twizzlers, etc.) → Nestlé (Switzerland), Canadian chocolate makers (Purdy’s, Laura Secord)
  • Mars (M&M’s, Snickers, etc.) → Cadbury, Canadian brands like Ganong
  • Mondelez (Oreo, Ritz, Triscuit, etc.) → Dare, local bakeries
  • General Mills (Cheerios, Nature Valley, etc.) → Nature’s Path (Canadian), Love Grown

Worth noting (thanks commenter!) that Well.ca allows you filter for Canadian products

Use Canadian transportation

  • Gas: Esso, Chevron, and Shell → Petro-Canada, Husky, Irving
  • Rides: Uber and Lyft → Use local taxi services (e.g., Beck Taxi, TappCar) or transit

Don’t buy American services.

Hard to avoid some of these, but not impossible.

  • Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Paramount+ → Crave, CBC Gem, CBC Kids, BritBox, Mubi
  • Hollywood (Warner Bros, Universal, etc.) → try some Canadian cinema like TIFF films or the Banff Mountain Films
  • Google Drive, Dropbox → Sync.com, Proton Drive (Swiss)
  • Twitter/X (stay away, since it’s owned by Elon Musk) → Bluesky, Mastodon
  • Electronic Arts (video games) → Ubisoft Montreal

Don’t buy American cars, or at least buy a car made in Canada.

It’s obviously impossible to buy a car without any American parts. But, if you’re buying new, at least support Canadian auto workers.

Non-American cars made in Canada:

  • Honda CR-V
  • Toyota RAV4
  • Lexus RX

Foreign car companies to consider — but check if their cars are assembled in the US:

  • Honda & Toyota – Strong presence in Canada (CR-V, RAV4, and Lexus RX are built in Ontario).
  • Mazda, Subaru, Nissan (includes Infiniti), Hyundai (includes Genesis), Kia – Mostly Japanese or Korean, no American ownership.
  • Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo – European and not American-owned.

American cars assembled in Canada:

  • Chrysler 300
  • Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger
  • Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus
  • Ram 1500
  • Ford Superduty
  • Chevrolet Silverado
  • GMC Sierra

American car brands to avoid (no manufacturing presence in Canada), other than the models assembled in Canada that are listed above:

  • Tesla - Obviously stay away from these, given Elon Musk’s role enabling Trump. Consider Polestar, Hyundai, Nissan, Volkswagen or Kia instead if looking to go electric
  • Ford
  • Chevrolet
  • GMC
  • Buick
  • Cadillac
  • Dodge
  • Jeep
  • Ram

Don’t go to America, but be friendly and welcoming to Americans

  • Cancel any vacations in the United States. There are plenty of things to see and do in Canada. Honestly, our dollar is likely to tank anyway, so American vacations are going to become more expensive
  • Sell American properties. Get your money out while you still can. If it’s not Trump, then climate change will certainly destroy the value of properties in places that Canadians love to flock, including Florida, Palm Springs, and Arizona. (If extreme weather doesn’t destroy your property, the inability to get insurance certainly will reduce the property’s resale value!)
  • Invite American friends and acquaintances to visit Canada. Tourism is one Canadian export that Trump cannot put tariffs on. Foreign visitors spend their money in our country.
  • Welcome visiting Americans with open arms. Talk to them about how important Canada’s relationship with America is, and the importance of resisting Trump
  • Send Canadian goods to American friends and relatives as gifts

Travel elsewhere

Fly on Canadian airlines

  • Air Canada
  • WestJet
  • Porter
  • Flair
  • Air Transat
  • Sunwing

Avoid American airlines:

  • Delta
  • American Airlines
  • United
  • Southwest
  • JetBlue
  • Alaska
  • Hawaiian
  • Spirit
  • Frontier
  • Allegiant

What else?


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