Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks for the generosity of the members of the committee for giving me some time.
I want to ask my first question to Ms. Clemence.
I have an island to island.... I'm on Vancouver Island, and the feedback from tourism operators and coach bus operators is very similar to your reaction to yesterday's budget, so I specifically wanted to ask you about the budget, knowing and completely agreeing with every word you said about the precarious situation of the tourism sector, coach bus lines and big attractions. In my area, Butchart Gardens is an example.
With $500 million announced in yesterday's budget as specific tourism relief money, and $100 million for Destination Canada to market Canada more, the response in my area is, “What are they going to market if our attractions have gone out of business?” I just want to get your sense of whether the budget from yesterday helped your sector and what more we need to do.