Quebec retailers fear they will be shortchanged in NAFTA renegotiation

A group of Quebec retailers say they feel like they’ve been forgotten in the ongoing renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
They’re worried the federal government will increase the amount Canadians can buy from foreign sellers without paying sales taxes and import duties — a threshold called the de minimis — in exchange for concessions on other issues. While the de minimis applies to all imports shipped by mail or courier, the rise of online shoppi