Support Canadian designers with these gifts
Sick of made in China gifts? Try these maple leaf made treasures for the proud Canadian on your list
No time to wrap? Pick up a darling Brave Leather Bow belt, which comes with its own, well, you know. $66 each through www.braveleather.com.Handout
If the thought of homegrown oil conjures up Fort McMurray, think again: Handcrafted in Canada, this All Over Body Oil by Graydon is better suited to massages than Mazdas. $19.99 for 120 millilitres through www.goneshopping.ca.Handout
Cement that long-simmering relationship with a pair of Metsa’s “cement pearl” studs, hand-cast in a studio on Toronto’s Harbord Street and set on sterling-silver posts. $60 a pair at various Toronto retailers or through www.metsadesign.com.Handout
Canada may not be able to provide the oranges, but it can put the squeeze on them: Witness A.J. Metissage’s ceramic juicers with vibrant blown-glass reamers. $54 each at Pimlico Design Gallery (www.pimlicogallery.com) and other retailers.Handout
Why look abroad for fabulous wines when Canada’s many offerings, including these Jackson-Triggs whites, can be just as palate-pleasing? From $9.45 a bottle at wine and liquor stores nationwide.Handout