Mr. Speaker, the tourism industry generates 10% of jobs in Canada and brings in billions of dollars in revenues.
However, over the past decade, Canada has dropped from 7th to 15th place when it comes to the number of international visitors. It therefore makes absolutely no sense that the Conservatives have once again reduced the Canadian Tourism Commission's budget.
The Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism knows full well that underfunding the CTC will only hurt our tourism industry.
Will he do something about this, or is he so busy recounting fictitious tales that he has no time to stand up for the tourism industry?