Donald Trump's promised tariffs officially took effect at 12:01 this morning, sending stock markets into disarray and triggering retaliatory countermeasures from our federal and provincial governments.
Even before then, plenty of boycott-minded Canadians had already pledged to shop local, steering clear of American brands as much as possible.
But what about travel? With March Break right around the corner, thousands of Canadians have already booked vacations south of the border.
Is it too late to cancel your flight? Is "trade war" reason enough for a full refund?
"I am afraid not," says Gábor Lukács, president of the advocacy group Air Passenger Rights, who was a guest today on our Inside the Village podcast.
"There is no provision in the airlines' terms and conditions that would allow you to unilaterally cancel your travel just because a trade war has started," Lukács says. "If the airline cancels your flight and wants to book you to a later time, if they delay your flight by more than three hours, those types of situations could give you a basis for cancelling. But just because you no longer want to go there, that is unfortunately not a basis for cancelling."
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