Harper conservative government changes to duty regulations sends retail dollars straight out of the country

Harper conservative government changes to duty regulations sends retail dollars straight out of the country. 

"Since the duty-free exemptions were raised on June 1, overnight travel by Canadians to the U.S. has reached its highest level since record-keeping began, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday." Tracy Sherlock, Vancouver Sun. -b

Canadian retail sales fall, widely miss expectations:
http://www.canada.com/business/Canadian+retail+sales+fall+widely+miss+expectations/7127472/story.html

Cross-border shopping at a record high:
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Cross+border+shopping+record+high+StatsCan/7126629/story.html