Pattie Lovett-Reid: If you can, now is the time to spend locally

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Our small business survival in Canada is going to be dependent on your spending decisions. In other words, if you can afford to spend, now is the time to do it.

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With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, will Canadians shop online until they drop? Will the deals be too appealing to shun? That, however, doesn't mean Amazon will get the lion's share of your dollars, even if you are spending less this year.has found holiday shopping will drop a whopping 30.7 per cent and the average household will spend approximately $1,104.

This data is also supported in a Leger survey commissioned by Moneris, which shows that 76 per cent of Canadians intend to shop local this season, and 70 per cent will do more shopping online.

 

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As much as I would love to shop locally, the government tells us to stay home, so I’m doing my part by shopping amazon.

I just spent $3 on a small tomato. I will go with what is cheapest. The liberals have created a second carbon tax disguised as a fuel surcharge that will make everything form heating you home to buying groceries more expensive.

How are we supposed to SPEND LOCALLY and support our economy when everything is LOCKED DOWN AND CLOSED? Lockdowns DO NOT WORK to stop the spread.

Spoiled brat journalism

CTV news is so schizophrenic. First they want local lockdowns now they say this.

Says the News agency pumping fear 24/7. Now you are noticing the economy?

Seen and unseen. Buying overpriced local goods seems good, until you realize doing so leaves you with less, and as a result, a lack of economic activity that you'd participate in.

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