I'm asking because I'm a member of Parliament, as I said at the outset, from London, Ontario. Recently, the tourism association of our city, Tourism London, under the leadership of John Winston, has put forward with the city council a provision now that's being introduced by hotels this month. A 4% levy is charged on hotel rooms. About $2 million to $4 million is expected to be generated on an annual basis. Half of that money will be used by Tourism London to promote visitors coming to London. The other half will be used by the city to improve city facilities that visitors use.
I think if we're going to talk about boosting tourism in communities, something like a municipal accommodation tax ought to be pursued. I know you're looking for money from the Government of Canada, but I would ask you to look at advocating for this and having a position on this as an association.
With all due respect, Toronto has this tax...Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie...hotels in St. Catharines, Hamilton and Niagara Falls. It's a great way to market communities. The Government of Canada wants to assist, but all our ships have to be sailing in the right direction, in the same direction.