US President Donald Trump announced recently announced new tariffs on a range of Canadian-produced goods.

Here are some easy ways you can get petty revenge, as a Canadian.

Stop recognizing US patent laws

The United States is a huge bully when it comes to so-called "intellectual property" laws. The US patent office issues many redundant, unoriginal and all-encompassing patents for stupid things like Zuckerbook's news feed. Some economic experts in Canada have recommended to take an asymmetric approach and stop recognizing drug patents on American drugs, producing them here in Canada instead. Bravo - that's some original thinking!

Don't fly out of Buffalo

Sure it may be cheaper to cross the border and fly out of the American side to your holiday destination but why give the Americans your hard-earned toonies and loonies in exchange for being dosed in the X-ray radiation scanner machine or having your balls carefully felt up by a creepy looking TSA agent? Save yourself the time, hassle and parking and fly Canadian when possible.

Quit eating American food?

Possibly one of the hardest of all - but let's be honest, American cuisine is not world known for its top-shelf ingredients or health-promoting qualities. It's mostly GMO crops, sprayed with toxic chemicals, then either served to you in a highly processed form, or fed to animals living in a dimly lit warehouse and then served to you in a highly processed form. McDonald's, you're on notice. As for wholesome produce like citrus, avocados and the like - there's lots of tropical countries just south of Florida and California willing to make a deal.

Enough buying stupid shit from Amazon!

Everyone is guilty of this including myself. Enriching Jeff Bezos is not my passion and I doubt he needs any more money at this point. I recommend using local services like Kijiji when possible and keeping the money local. The convenience of one-click shipping and speedy delivery is paid for by the negative karma accumulated by terrible working conditions like skipping legally-mandated bathroom breaks to keep your job. And for god's sake don't install one of their intelligent home surveillance pods in your living room.

I'd like to sign off this article with a doodle I drew of Trump.

Hey screw you eh, guy!