Tania Lee
@dutyfreesarnia
Businesswoman, mother, avid traveller searching for enlightenment through experience, curiosity and civic duty.
Canada’s duty‑free stores ‘may not make it through the end of summer.’ With travel down 40–50% and some crossings seeing 80% fewer customers, our border businesses are at a tipping point. #SaveOurDutyFree
From coast to coast, duty free shops are calling on Ottawa to implement simple regulatory changes that would allow our businesses to better compete and thrive. The time to act is NOW .ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…
Some stores may not make it through the summer. The time to act is now. #SaveOurDutyFree
The economic toll of the ongoing tariff dispute is real. Duty free stores like Sault Ste. Marie are facing steep revenue declines, threatening jobs, businesses, and local economies. It’s time for action. #SaveOurDutyFree
A long-standing duty free in New Brunswick announced it will close. These are viable, export-only businesses that rely 100% on cross-border traffic. With government action NOW to cut red tape & level the playing field, they can thrive. Without it, more closures will follow.
Some duty free shops may not make it through the summer. Action is needed now. #SaveOurDutyFree
Thank you @sukhdhaliwal, @pbainsy, @ernieklassen and @randeepssarai for meeting with the Canadian land border duty free association and our BC members to discuss border issues.
This morning, FDFA held a press conference on Parliament Hill alongside Mayor Mike Bradley (Sarnia) and Mayor Drew Dilkens (Windsor) to release an urgent open letter to the federal government. Together, they called for immediate action to protect Canada’s land border duty free.
US-Canada border towns hit by Trump's trade war bbc.com/news/articles/…
Listen to the head of the Port of Los Angeles. No single person is getting more real time data about the economy than this guy. He says we are fucked.
Travel boycott affects Canadian land border duty free industry #SaveOurDutyFree @MarkJCarney @FP_Champagne @DavidMcGuinty
Sounding the Alarm #SaveOurDutyFree @MarkJCarney @FP_Champagne @DavidMcGuinty
Duty free stores at the frontline of Tariff wars #SaveOurDutyFree
Duty free stores do more than sell goods. They anchor local economies, support border communities, and create jobs in rural Canada. This is why we need long-term federal support for the duty free sector. #SaveOurDutyFree #EmersonDutyFree #DoBetterAtTheBorder
Tariff wars have collateral damage. Simple policy changes can help stabilize this industry. Federal help is needed immediately. #SaveOurDutyFree
“Our business is falling off a cliff.” Duty free store operators across Canada are sounding the alarm as fewer travellers head to the U.S., threatening jobs and local economies in border communities. The federal government must step in before it’s too late. Read more via The…
Canada’s duty free stores are essential to border communities and cross-border commerce. The federal government must act now. #SaveOurDutyFree
Save our 🇨🇦 Duty Free: A Tradition Worth Fighting For! 1 in 3 Canadian land border duty free shops could close within months. @MarkJCarney @FP_Champagne @DavidMcGuinty Immediate help is needed to stabilize this industry and help border communities hard hit by tariff wars
“It’s not good. It’s not good at all.” John Slipp of the Atlantic Travel Centre in Woodstock is feeling the pressure as cross-border traffic drops to near-COVID levels. Local mayors, including Woodstock’s Trina Jones and St. Stephen’s Allan MacEachern, are calling for urgent…