Police, working under orders from [the Canadian Foreign Exchange Control Board, are reported to be preparing to deal sternly with any Canadians who fail to give United States tourists the full benefit of the premium payable on American funds. This move is being made as a result of complaints received from Niagara Falls and other places that visitors from the United States have been cheated on exchange.
Every complaint is being carefully investigated. The penalty for shortchanging tourists has been fixed at a maximum of $2000 fine or one year's imprisonment Police and magistrates have the wide authority of the defence of Canada regulations to enforce the law and will have the wholehearted ce-operation of the Canadian Travel Bureau, The- Canadian Government feels that this year, with holidays in Europe barred, there is a peculiar opportunity for inducing many more holiday-makers from the United States to visit Canada.
U.S.. Exchange Needed Thereby, the Dominion will obtain much-needed exchange to finance purchases in the United States. To-[day Canada must pay for the great part of these purchases fu cash. As the balance of trade is against her. the encouragement of the tourist business seems one of the easiest means of getting extra United States dollars. So Canadian hotels, restaurants, shops and every other organization likely to do business with tourists are being told that everything must be done to encourage the tourist trade. At every border point [of entry, leaflets will be handed to visitors telling them that the rate of exchange is fixed—Reuter,
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