I really think that's a bit of a red herring argument.
I think it's important to understand the role that e-commerce plays. In Canada, 94% of retail happens in-store, and even in an economy like the U.S., where you have a very robust e-commerce sector, 90%-plus of retail is happening in-store, so first of all we need to have the level set on how big this is.
The second point is that Canadians prefer to buy domestically every time. It stands to reason that you want to buy from stores where you know that even if you're buying online, you're able to walk down the street and return the item easily should something go wrong. You're able to have after-sale service, warranties, and that kind of thing. Your time of delivery is much shorter.
What we're really talking about is allowing Canadians the same kind of access that their peers around the world have to fill the gaps. Canadians who are living in remote communities or Canadians who aren't going across the border every day are often not well served by traditional retail, and in that case e-commerce fills the gap, and some portion of that e-commerce may be international e-commerce.
We saw that the sky didn't fall in 2012 when the in-person personal exemptions were increased by the previous government.