Thank you. Hello, everyone.
I looked at your report on the tourism industry. I will continue on the topic of airports because it is interesting. It is one of the most blatant problems. As concerns figures, the report says: “On the specific index of Ticket Taxes and Airport Charges, Canada is ranked 122 out of 130 countries.” These figures show that we lag well behind.
I also see that you must pay $300 million annually in airport fees. How can we address these two elements, that is, airport fees and the fact that the tourism industry could encourage tourists to come to Canada, by no longer paying these $300 million? What is another way that we could do this? I know that a brief of the Standing Committee on Finance of the House of Commons makes two proposals in this regard: the elimination of airport rental costs, and the amendment of the Excise Act to authorize the purchase of duty-free products upon arrival.
Do you think that this proposal would help us stimulate tourism here?