Canadian Goods Marketplace Sees Traffic Surge Amid U.S. Trade Tensions

I launched a Buy Canadian marketplace in response to US trade tensions. Now traffic is surging.

Valerie Crisp launched her Buy Canada marketplace last year. Courtesy of Valerie Crisp Some Canadians are responding to Trump's new 50% tariffs by buying closer to home. Valerie Crisp launched a Canadian goods marketplace last year to serve that demand. She's excited about the movement, but says buying Canadian comes with tradeoffs. This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Valerie Crisp, the 38-year-old founder of Common Goods, an online Canadian marketplace. She is based in Tor...