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International Trade committee Anything that encumbers the border and people being able to pass over in their car affects our businesses. We were already 95% down when only essential workers were allowed to cross over. Other than 100%, I'm not sure how much worse it could get. When the border did open to more
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee No. That was because the border was closed.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee Thank you for asking. We've clearly been the hardest hit of the hardest hit. We have not started to recover fully yet. We hoping to, as of October 1. However, the winter is long. We've missed three high seasons. We would love to see a loan program that would allow us to get thr
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee I can't answer about trade to China. What I know is that our export business is dependent upon the land border being open and people being able to travel by car over and across the U.S.-Canada border. They have not been able to do that for over two years now in an unencumbered wa
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee Again, we are dependent upon people being able to go back and forth over the land border. They have not been able to do that in an unencumbered way.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee Again, I can't answer for Japan or other.... We are solely dependent on the U.S.-Canada border. Our stores are not 50% down because they made bad business decisions or because they have a bad business model; they are in the position of being 50% down because of measures at the bo
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee I think tourism habits and traveller habits changed over the period of the pandemic. I think people just weren't used to not going over the border in the way they were before, and the vaccination requirements and the ArriveCAN.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee I'm sorry. Can you ask your question again?
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee Do you mean stricter border restrictions but no ArriveCAN?
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee I'm not sure what stricter border restrictions there would have been.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee I guess so, yes.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee May I respond?
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee I think it's unfair to assume that everyone would be able to deal with this technology and to presume that everyone would have a smart phone to be able to manage it.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee That's correct.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett
International Trade committee That's correct.
September 27th, 2022Committee meeting
Barbara Barrett