The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our local businesses, and everything that flows from them -- jobs, tax base supporting public services, business supported community programs, and so on -- has brought into stark relief the critical importance of those business to our very way of life and the existence of our communities. It is a symbiotic relationship - in turn, those businesses cannot exist without the support of the local shoppers. Sadly, it has taken this crisis for many Canadians to recognize this fact -- that “ cross border shopping ” has been an issue for decades. He said that he loved Canada and that he never bought anything without checking the source label. If he had a choice, he would never buy anything unless the label said “Made in Canada”. I have a personal story on how a Canadian immigrant / refugee understood what far too many long time Canadians did not (or worse, just didn’t care). In 1992-93, I was Chair/President of the BC Chamber ...
A discussion on political, economic and social issues in British Columbia, and Canada