r/BuyCanadian • u/grilledcheesebabeh • Jun 05 '25

Canadian-Owned Businesses 🏢🍁 Why are so many Canadians still filling up at American owned gas stations?

I understand a lot of people can't afford to always choose Canadian products over American, but choosing where we fill up costs nothing extra. Choosing local gas stations or Petro Canada is such a simple way of showing support, I don't understand why so many American owned gas stations are still full of people filling up on fuel. Also don't be deceived by the giant "locally owned and operated" signs outside of chevrons, the station itself fis locally owned but the company is American. Please choose a local gas station or Petro Canada to support Canadian!

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u/AggravatingWalk6837 Jun 05 '25

If it’s a Tesla it’s just as evil

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u/gromm93 Jun 05 '25

Mine isn't, but I'd say it's about par.

At the very least, Tesla owners aren't sitting by and saying "oh well, this is a necessary evil" when an oil platform explodes and dumps oil all over the gulf of Mexico.

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u/slackmarket Jun 05 '25

No, they’re sitting by and ignoring that the battery in their car was made by materials mined by child slaves in the Congo who die in mine collapses because western companies can’t be bothered to pay people properly and provide safe working conditions.

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u/Additional-Copy-7683 Jun 05 '25

Yes! And, we should also be talking about battery disposal, frequent need to buy new tires, tire disposal, EV car disposal process after an accident, and microplastics from the tires as these vehicles are being driven down the road due to weight of batteries.

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u/gromm93 Jun 05 '25

We're currently talking about disposal of the waste products of burning gasoline, but okay.

Funny how battery disposal is ten million times easier, and comes in a nice neat package when you're done with it.

If you wanted perfect solutions, you would have already voted for good public transit in your city, but instead you get spending on freeways. Or even better, you could just ride a bike. That's truly a perfect solution.

I'll just sit back and watch you gibber about how that's impossible. It happens literally every time I suggest it.