Pearl Milling is a Product of Canada. The others are Product of USA. I've been using Pearl since the first wave of tariffs (it's just as good). I have returned to turning Product of USA products upside down.

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (11 children)

"Product of Canada" means that two conditions are met:

  • the last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada
  • all or virtually all (at least 98%) of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada.
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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (10 children)

    I'm just learning this now. So Product of Canada means nothing??

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Not necessarily. These labels refer to the manufacturing of the product only, it does not stipulate who owns the parent company that made it.

    It means that 98% or more of the money that was spent making the thing (ingredients and labor) was spent in Canada.

    This is still a good thing. Buying things that are "Made in Canada"(good), "Product of Canada" (better), or "100% Canadian" (best) ensures that the majority of the money comes into or stays in Canada (unless you're working with something with profit margins over 100% which is quite rare). Anything that doesnt have one of these labels right now means that the majority of the money spent making it was spent somewhere else and the product shipped here.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (7 children)

    No, it means canadian stuff was involved

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (6 children)

    More to the point, it means Canadian labour was exploited while Americans were fed the profits.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (5 children)

    Yes, that is capitalism. I'd rather not see millions suddenly lose their jobs all at once though

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    Shift to Canadian companies and they expand and hire.

    That is also capitalism.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    And they continue to be exploited, but yes we should be shifting to Canadian companies as much as possible

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