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Canadians are still boycotting US travel. Here's where they're going instead

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 1327 words · By Nadine Yousif
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Many Canadians are boycotting the US, so this is where they're travelling instead - Published Prior to US President Donald Trump's re-election, Kent Truscott and his family, from London, Ontario, had taken multiple trips south of the border, including to…

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Topics 3

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What happened

Many Canadians are boycotting the US, so this is where they're travelling instead - Published Prior to US President Donald Trump's re-election, Kent Truscott and his family, from London, Ontario, had taken multiple trips south of the border, including to…

Why it matters

But since late 2024, "my family and I have completely decided to boycott the United States", he told BBC.

Common ground

That meant cancelling a trip last spring to Texas to watch the SpaceX Starship launch with his brother.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Manufactured Consensus: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Manufactured Consensus 60% confidence
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Why it matters: Recognizing manufactured consensus helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In July, New York City's tourism board said it will offer Broadway tickets and hotel rooms to Canadian tourists at a 30% discount.”
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Two independent web search results (Lightwards and Caliber.Az) explicitly state that New York City's tourism board offered 30% discounts on Broadway tickets and hotel rooms for Canadian tourists in July.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City is home to 789 bridges and tunnels. Several agencies manage this network of crossings. The New York City Department of Transportation owns and operates almost 800. The Metropolitan Trans…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its founding in 1625 by Dutch traders as New Amsterdam, New York City has been a major destination for immigrants of many nationalities who have formed ethnic enclaves, neighborhoods dominated b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_ethnic_enclaves
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Claim 2: “70 million people voted for it [Trump]”
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The provided evidence consists of a Wikipedia disambiguation page for the number 70 and a Garmin watch product page; there is no evidence regarding the number of votes Donald Trump received.
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web search NEUTRAL — With up to 13 days of battery life and a colorful touchscreen, Forerunner® 70 is an easy-to-use running watch ideal for new runners tracking training and overall health.
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1941179/
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web search NEUTRAL — 70 (number) 95 languages. Аԥсшәа.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same number. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70
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Claim 3: “the declining Canadian dollar has also made the US less affordable.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the decline of the Canadian dollar, specifically one source noting it 'fell for a third straight session against the US Dollar' and another mentioning the 'weaker Canadian dollar' as a driver for the travel boycott.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, a trade war started by the United States against Canada and Mexico began when the U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from the two c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_United_States_trade_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are two international borders between Canada and the United States: Canada's border with the northern tier of the contiguous United States to its south (6,416 kilometres or 3,987 miles), and wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–United_States_border
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canada and the United States have had a long and complex relationship that has had a significant impact on each other's history, economy, and culture. The two countries have historically considered th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–United_States_relations
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Claim 4: “Trump began calling Canada "the 51st state" and its former prime minister, Justin Trudeau, "governor".”
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The evidence mentions a trade war started by Donald Trump in 2025 and a conspiracy theory regarding Justin Trudeau's parentage, but there is no mention of Trump calling Canada the '51st state' or Trudeau 'governor'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2025, a trade war started by the United States against Canada and Mexico began when the U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from the two c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his premiership as Prime Minister of Canada, a conspiracy theory emerged that Justin Trudeau is secretly the biological son of Cuban leader Fidel Castro. This claim has been promoted by Donald …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Various individuals and movements within Canada and the United States have campaigned in favour of U.S. annexation of parts of or all of Canada or have predicted it without endorsing it since their co…
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Claim 5: “Canadians made 800,000 fewer trips [to the US in April] compared to the same time in 2024”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the month of April, week numbers for 2025, and unrelated YouTube videos, but contains no data regarding the number of trips made by Canadians to the US in April 2024 or 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 255 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and originally based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwyn until his death in 2023. April Wine first experienced s…
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Claim 6: “The boycott has meant a loss of about C$3.3bn ($2.35bn; £1.75bn) in travel revenue for the US last year”
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While Wikipedia mentions a '2025–2026 Canadian boycott of the United States' involving travel, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific figure of C$3.3 billion in lost travel revenue.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the context of the 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico, a boycott of the United States began in Canada, including both American consumer products and travel to the US. This boycott …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Canadian_boycott_of_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner that was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It had a lasting effect on the airline industry from the 1930s through World War II. It was devel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States Numbered Highway running 277.90 miles (447.24 km) from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–United States border near Third Connecticut…
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