Respectfully, I disagree. I have been with friends and family at the airport as they have amassed their receipts and gotten their GST back, which they subsequently spend inside the airport on items like those cheesy bottles of maple syrup. It's also mentioned in tourism material.
I don't know that tourists use all of our infrastructure, but as Canadians we are a welcoming people and tourism helps different aspects of our economy, and also allows us to show off our fantastic country.
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