Finance committee  Absolutely. The proof is that the industry wants to unite and invest to reclaim the U.S. market. The industry is very committed to the CTC with respect to this $35 million investment. It's a sine qua non equation: if the government invests $35 million, the industry will invest th

Finance committee  Definitely. As mentioned earlier, Mexico has also experienced significant growth. It is a very good-sized market that should be developed. Europe has also had very good results, despite its economic situation. As you said, we have major potential. However, while everyone on aroun

Finance committee  In fact, since September 11, 2011, there has been a sharp drop in the number of tourists from the United States. Given that fact, why reinvest in the United States? The answer is quite simple: 63% of our clientele from outside Canada comes from the United States. It constitutes a

Finance committee  We did see a greater decline in the number of visitors from Mexico after the visa requirement was put in place. Is it possible to improve those figures? Certainly; but as we said earlier, we must not neglect security, however. We have to find a happy medium, so that we are very a

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, madam, and members of the committee, good morning, and thank you for this opportunity to discuss economic growth, an important target for the tourism industry, one for which we know we can play a capital role. The tourism industry is a major source of wealth. Here in

Finance committee  Thank you.