Madam Speaker, in terms of the budget, this government is in control of its own legislative agenda. It prorogued Parliament last summer. That was six weeks of delay right there, and this budget is the first budget that we have seen in two years. Let that resonate for a moment.
I can tell the member that I was disappointed by the funding provided for the tourism sector. It is $1 billion for a sector of our economy that generates $105 billion. It is simply a pittance and it is not what is required for our sector moving forward. In my community alone, there are 44,000 workers and 16,000 hotel rooms that depend on the tourism economy. Let this resonate for a second: We generate in Niagara alone $2.4 billion in tourism receipts.
What this government provided for tourism is not sufficient and will not support the sector.