Paul Crête at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome to the committee.

My first question deals with the Canadian Tourism Commission. An expense of $5,675,000 linked to the move to Vancouver was eliminated. Moreover, in the summer, I met with the CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission. She told me that approximately $5 million will be needed to deal with the fact that Canada is not doing it well as it has in the past in terms of tourism compared to other countries. In this regard, Canada has slipped from 9^th to 12^th place in the world.

Have you considered taking the funds not spent on the move and using them to address this new tourism problem, instead of simply cutting the budget?