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A border officer speaks to a driver entering Canada at the border crossing in Surrey, B.C., in August, 2021. Based on the licence plates of residents returning to Canada, PEI is boycotting U.S. travel the hardest, followed by B.C. and Quebec.

Canadians across the board have been staying away from the U.S. border, but not all travel boycotts are equal, and some provinces have cut back on trips to the U.S. more than others.

In September, Canadian residents made 35 per cent fewer trips to the U.S. than the year before, according to Statistics Canada, part of a months-long backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump ’s actions and rhetoric targeting Canada.

Based on the licence plates of residents returning to Canada, the province boycotting the hardest is Prince Edward Island,

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