Exchange rate, border lineups and online shopping also contributing to downturn at B.C.-U.S. border
I recently went down to Point Roberts to get something that’s not sold in Canada but before that the last time I went was in 2017, so I can’t even blame COVID. As I age, time becomes a more precious commodity than money, so either I live without that thing or I pay a premium to have it sent from a mail forwarding service.
Not to mention the shift in political attitudes in the last 10-ish years in the US aren’t anything I feel the need to financially support with my purchases.
I can buy pretty much anything I want here. No need to subject myself to whatever indignity the border guards feel like causing just to buy beer and that one thing from Trader Joe’s.
Not sure what people are expecting. Fed policy and BoC policy aren’t really agreeing, because the Fed wants a strong USD while the BoC wants a strong CAD