Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to my colleague for being so generous with his time.
Welcome to all of our witnesses, and in particular Ms. Carter, who is joining us not only in her national capacity but as the CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority.
Ms. Carter, thank you for being with us. I have two areas that I'd like to explore if the time allows.
First, we heard through your testimony about some of the importance of the direct economic impact that your airport provides to our region, and airports more generally. In addition to whatever direct impact there may be, obviously airports can be remarkable economic enablers for communities and for regions as well, as is the case with the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
I want to get your thoughts in particular on one of the industries that's of strategic importance to the Atlantic region: the tourism sector. It is going to be particularly hard hit this year. In the testimony previously, and in my conversations with tourism operators, we've heard that this season in a lot of ways feels like a lost one. So many of our operators are just hoping they can hang on and preserve the tourism networks that exist for the next season.
I'm curious if you can shed some insight on how the airports could play a role in the recovery for the tourism sector, and how the federal government might be able to facilitate a contribution from airports to the tourism sector's recovery.