Without position stores, Canadians end up to meet as we walk away from us

If the work does not take it soon at the job shop, AndRic Lapointe says it will be forced to turn off people.

“Today I had three clients so far,” said store owner Quite Nil kӧexal host on Friday afternoon. “This is a part of the year that the year is normal.”

Lapointe says that in the last year’s parent tax De la Beauce, the work tax in the work tax near the former Quebec Maine Border is 60 percent in the work of 60 percent.

He is not alone. Duty-free shops in the country, still pandemic travel restrictions, the cereals in recent months are reporting mass drops as they have increasingly preventing the United States

Licensed by Canadian Border Services Agency 52 products are sold in the international airports and international airports in Canada, including tax-free booze, border travelers, suppliers, or online for sale online.

“If we have no one who wander in the United States, we do not have customers,” said Lapointe.

Less travelers than the south

Since the late January, the sale of 40-50 percent in the country, 32, according to the Border Duty Free Association, which represents 32, has resulted in 40-50 percent discounts from 40 percent to 40 percent.

The Executive Director of the Union Barbara Barrett said, “It’s just a gap.” “It’s very sad.”

Number of return visits between Canadians from Canadians to the United States in March more than the previous yearAccording to Canadian statistics. 13.5 percent of the air travel down 13.5 percent.

Drops overlap Pivot to domestic tourism US President Donald Trump has launched a trade war with Canada and other countries and prepares re-threats to the sovereignty of Canada.

Several Canadians also told CBC because they cancel their visits The study checked by US border guards is afraidsomething Canadian government warned travelers.

Canada Jasmine Mooney was recently 11 days locked in the US pre-trial detention center The United States is maintained over difficulties and since today. Two German tourists and A groomer from Wales Detained in recent months.

Moreover, the dip in the territories on the border goes to both ways. Automobile Visits by USA last month ago, the second straight month of the year decreased by 11 percent last month compared to the more than the second straight month.

“These Americans are ashamed to come to Canada,” he said, Philippe Bachand, who serves in the south of Montreal Boos in American sports teams in Canada. “Not a lady.”

Calls for help

Semi-free shops, for the freedom-free association, the Federal Government, the Federal Government, the Federal government calls for the federal government to offer a loan to ride grants or violations.

Many of these stores, the association still rescues from the loss of pandemic.

“I just woke up from the covig hanging and I have a tariff nightmare,” said John Slipp, in 1985, when he was served in the November 1985, “he said.

Cameron Bissonnette is afraid that he has been forced to close his shop in Osoyoos, who has been in his family and speech for their children.

During the last interview with CBC News, While discussing the future of his family, he was broken in tears, and 15 employees said that they fell to a total of three.

“The moment of real score apples is to reach a point where you should be.”

Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff told CBC that if the shop is closed, it will also affect society.

“Duty-free is one of the best enterprises in the city,” he said. “They were very supportive to the city. They hired people in the city.”

Lapointe, in this time, if sales do not last longer on the noisy Easter, will not be a choice but to allow employees to go.

He says he does not want to lose his heart.

“I started working here in 1990, then manager, then manager I was a manager, and I have been a manager for 20 years ago,” he said.

“So for me this store is my house.”

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With the interview with Eric Lapointe produced by Leïla Ahouman by the Canadian Press and CBC BC’s files.