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submitted 1 week ago by quanin@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Now if buying Canadian meant having better options. Crave is the only Canadian streaming platform I know of and on top of giving money to Bell, it's... not great.

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[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago

So for the folks that are concerned about not having good Canadian streaming services, there IS an alternative me hearties! Yaarrrr!

[-] potter2010@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 week ago

CBC Gem is an excellent addition to Canadian streaming options.

[-] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago
[-] Arancello@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

cant see GEM in Australia. Geo blocked

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[-] ODGreen@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago

If there's not a Canadian streaming option, there's always piracy. I'm not so much doing "Buy Canadian" as I am doing "Buy Not American" or not buy at all.

[-] No_Maines_Land@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago

CBC Gem for what it has, piracy for the rest.

[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

This is the Maple way

[-] Markham_Marxist@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Canada: Removes US liquor from shelf

US: 🤡😭😡🖕🏼

US: Bans Canadian liquor

Canada: ok 🤷🏼‍♀️

[-] Mistress_Metal@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago

Our stuff is better anyway, so I'll just keep buying Canadian... Or anything that ISN'T from the US. Simple, easy choice, really.

[-] quanin@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

This, twice. Give me Crown over Jack any day.

[-] nik282000@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

The USA has been fucking us over for decades not just since they elected their god emperor. There is greenhouse produce available all year and frozen for the few times it is not.

[-] quanin@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Yup, which is why we should have been diversifying decades ago. Kudos to Carney for doing it now, but like... this really shouldn't be the conversation in 2026.

[-] dudesss@piefed.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Not as commonly mentioned, but National Film Board of Canada has a lot of great selections.

https://www.nfb.ca/

[-] pnutster@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks for that tip! Some interesting choices there.

[-] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

As an American, I watch these all the time! I’ve seen some great stuff on here, especially documentaries

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[-] Markham_Marxist@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Let’s keep it up lads.

[-] CkrnkFrnchMn@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Yet Walmart is still raking in the $$$...

[-] quanin@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

I mean, sometimes cheapest wins. As long as what you're walking out with is Canadian or at least not American. Personally my other options are Loblaws and Metro, and between the three of them milk is usually cheaper at Walmart, just as an example. And yes, I buy a Canadian brand.

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

“Fun” fact: Walmart has/had an entire business strategy that boils down to:

  • Enter new market,
  • Undercut new market, using established stores to support the new one,
  • Pay employees poorly so that they can’t afford established businesses even if they wanted to,
  • Drive out local businesses/any competition at all,
  • Jack up prices so store can be successful.

Buying cheap from Walmart is not a good idea.

[-] quanin@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Neither is getting ripped off by Loblaws.

[-] Routhinator@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

Walmart should be avoided, always. Cheapest does not win. You lose later while thinking you won. And the rich that own big chains like Walmart know that.

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[-] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Amazing, Americans would have given up by now if the shoe were on the other foot.

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[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

I was always looking for Canadian. Especially in terms of groceries (produce, meat etc). Now I just have another reason. Canadian or at least non American and that’s probably for life.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I found this some days ago, not sure how viable this might be over time, but having this on products to make it easier to identify their origin might help consumers prioritize products made in Canada with Canadian ingredients

https://themaplescore.ca/

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