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House Hansard - 72

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 16, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 3:00:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians, especially those who work in the tourism industry, saw how the government stood by them during the difficult period of the pandemic. They saw how the political opposition from the Conservatives was against providing support to those who needed it. We will always be supporting our tourism sector. We are all excited about the travel season coming up. Canadians are travelling. We are doing everything we can to address these lineups. We are working with airports. We are working with the airline sector, and we are working with CATSA to address these issues.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • May/16/22 3:01:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at the industry committee, we heard from leaders of small and medium-sized businesses the impacts the government's policies are having on tourism operators' bottom lines. After two years of border closures, cycles of lockdowns, labour shortages and rising inflation, we heard that tourism small businesses are now concerned that things such as ArriveCAN, immigration inefficiencies and airport worker shortages will discourage tourists. Why do the Liberals continue to double down on policies and ineffective processes that say to the world, “Canada is closed for business”?
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/16/22 3:01:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us look at the facts. Only weeks ago, we had one million arrivals in Canada in one week. In budget 2022, we have $20 million to increase indigenous tourism and $4.8 million for Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada. Canadians are travelling. Independent tourism numbers are up. Canada is open for business. The Conservatives do not like it, but we sure do.
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Context: House Hansard - 72 - May/16/22
The Deputy Speaker
  • May/16/22 7:45:02 p.m.
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The hon. Minister of Tourism on a point of order.
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