Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Libralato, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh recently wrote to Finance Minister Freeland about the Toronto Caribbean Carnival. By our numbers, it contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to Ontario's GDP when it's held. It attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors spending money, yet it needs an immediate injection of about $2 million, and I think $1.5 million over each of the next three years, to stay alive.
I'm just wondering if you can tell us a little bit about the economic contributions that Canada's festivals produce to our economy and what the multiplier effect to our economy might be of investments in carnivals.