Small businesses are hurting as border crossings between the US and Canada are down some 17% since Trump started imposing tariffs. Canadian's car trips to the US are down almost 32% compared to March 2024. Nationally, a 10% drop in Canadian tourism would cost the US up to 14,000 jobs and $2.1bn in business. Michigan is one of the places likely to acutely feel the brunt of Trump's idiocy. In 2023, Canadian visitors spent a collective $238m in that state alone. To stay afloat, a rubber duck museum in Washington State is moving north to Canada. Source: LINK
Some of the 32 land-border duty free shops in Canada have suffered an 80% decrease in sales because of Trump. Below, the empty restaurant in Port Huron, MI is no longer filled with Canadian day-trippers.
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