If Zellers didn't run such a shoddy business, this wouldn't be happening. Don't blame the American chains. If the shoe were on the other foot, Canada would be expanding into the U.S. (besides, last I heard, Americans were getting access to Timbits)
It's not like Toys "R" Us is a Canadian company anyways.
What really kills me is that nobody mentioned the Sears/Eaton's purchase. Eaton's has been around for like what, a century? As soon as that happened, I accepted the inevitable. I'm just thankful they didn't rename the Eaton Centre to the Sears Centre. A strange thing happened once Sears took over Eaton's, though... the quality of service went up significantly. If these "sacred" Canadian stores were any good, they'd still be around.
Boycott the Americans? And do what? Import the figures from other Americans? Get real.
I'm more concerned about Wal-Mart taking over the U.S than Canada. What happens down there will eventually happen up here. It's time to stop thinking in terms of "us" vs "them."