Minimal staff on the floor, and most of them seem to be Temporary Foreign Exploited.
The do indeed have a staff person at the entry demanding that to customers check their backpacks. I guess they had a pilferage problem due to a lack of people on the floor. Good plan, punish the customer.
I guess if you got a Canadian Tire franchise in the 1970's you can just coast. But there are so many other alternatives with great service, many of them on-line.
I'll possibly continue to shop there for the loss-leaders. Maybe. After extensive research.