Since returning to the presidency, Donald Trump has not left Canada (arguably our closest ally) alone.
Despite significant pushback from Canadians, he’s threatened “economic force” to make Canada join the US and become the 51st state.
And he’s declared 25% tariffs on Canadian goods beginning this month.
Well, Canadians are fed up, and they are protesting Trump’s threats via coffee menu. Canadian cafes from Ottawa to Toronto are now renaming their “Americanos” to “Canadianos.”
A Toronto cafe owner named William Oliveira said in an interview with the Washington Post that his shop made the change to “stand up for being ourselves and reminding other people…that we’re not to be pushed around and bullied by others.”
Another cafe owner in Ottawa said his shop renamed their Americano to “make light of a serious situation.” “We don’t need any American products right now,” he said to CTV News. “It seems like a really good way to say we’re Canadian.”
The Americano renaming has widespread online support so far: “This is exactly the type of petty shit that I enjoy,” this person said.
“That some Gulf of America energy,” another person agreed.
This person believes Canadian cafes should go a step further: “American here. May I suggest a ‘Gulp of Mexico’ and a ‘Denali Decaf’ be considered for the menu? Some of us, including the Associated Press, refuse to bow to the the Orange Mussolini and his ridiculous renamings.”
As this person said, there’s nothing like some “good old-fashioned” Canadian snark!”
