Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here today, Ms. Potter.
Tourism HR Canada commissioned a survey on the perception of tourism as a place of employment in Canada. They found that people currently working in the tourism sector are more likely to be under 30 or to be students. We also know that youth unemployment in Canada continues to rise. Young Canadians struggle to find their first job even in a region like mine, the Okanagan, where tourism has historically represented many young Canadians' first job.
Are you hearing about cost challenges that tourism operators might be facing that might limit their ability to hire and train young Canadians—things like inflationary cost increases, carbon tax increases that increase the cost of transportation and fuel costs, or federal tax increases like excise tax increases? Are those some of the things you're hearing about? Are there any other cost increases you're hearing about that might create challenges for tourism operators?