Hundreds joined a ‘Elbows Up, Canada’ rally in Toronto on March 22, celebrating Canadian pride as the country continues to respond to U.S. tariffs.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail
As the U.S. continues to threaten costly tariffs and joking about annexing Canada as the “51st state,” Canadians are shirking their long-held reputation as “the nice ones” and embracing the new national mood — rage, simmering and defiant.
Canadians are cancelling their travel plans to the U.S., booing American teams at sports games, and buying Canadian at the grocery store, all the while repeating everyone’s favourite new slogan, “elbows up.”
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And, as The Globe’s happiness reporter Erin Anderssen wrote last week, a little bit of rage can actually do us some good. She spoke with experts who suggested ways that Canadians’ anger against the U.S. can be put to use.
On Thursday, Mar. 27 at 1 p.m. ET, Anderssen will be answering reader questions about her story, the ways Canadians are fighting back against pressures from the U.S., and how we can channel our anger into something useful.
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What’s the best way to channel our anger? What are other Canadians doing? What exactly is the “elbows up” ethos? Submit your questions below.
Submit your questions about channeling your tariff rage
On Thursday, Mar. 27 at 1 p.m. ET, happiness reporter Erin Anderssen will be answering reader questions about her story, the ways Canadians are fighting back against pressures from the U.S., and how we can channel our anger into something useful. Submit your questions now.
