Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'm bringing this motion forward because on Monday the Canadian Tourist Association came out with a report showing there's been a more than 12% drop in visitation to our country, while worldwide there's been a more than 6% increase. The main reason for that, of course, is because of the U.S. economy.
They have a list of recommendations and reasons why that's happening. But just to sum it up, they represent one-tenth of our economy and over 12% of our workforce.
Asking them to give a short presentation here about their situation and what the government can do to help them with this upcoming season would be very good for our committee. It would show good faith and that we're genuinely interested in what's happening in that important industry.