Finance committee  That was about four or five years ago, if I recall. Sorry, it was 2001.

Finance committee  The last time was 1993.

Finance committee  And then in 2000--I don't have the exact year--the weekly allowance was changed to $750 from...I believe it was $400 at the time.

Finance committee  We look forward to working with the government to find a solution.

Finance committee  First, you make some good points. Even though the GST will be reduced to 5%, that still would mean an additional 5% for tour operators for conventions that they would have to charge for their product packages coming into Canada. It still is 5% more than what the consumer would ha

Finance committee  Those particular statistics were based on all visitors to Canada. Countries that have a VAT rebate program base it on overnight visits, which take our percentage more toward 11% to 15%.

Finance committee  Yes, it will have a direct impact on the duty-free shops as well as on the operations at the airports, where we actually are an authorized agent of the government to refund GST directly to the consumer. They then have and take the opportunity to spend that money in Canada, in our

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. It's a pleasure to be with you today on behalf of the Canadian duty-free retail industry. The representatives of our industry before you today represent all land and airport duty-free retail outlets in Canada as well as selected land an