Finance committee  They are, particularly in the Yukon, because they are a big part of why people come here. The historical aspect of tourism in the Yukon is huge. Whether a person comes to paddle a canoe, go hunting, or whatever, inevitably they avail themselves of the fantastic museums we have he

Finance committee  Yes. There are two issues. One thing is that if we honestly thought the money would end up going to marketing, it would be something we would definitely entertain. Our fear is that it's not. The second thing—and this is a different—

Finance committee  Yes. The difference in the north is this: the majority of the tourism product here is high-end. It's low-volume, high-margin. Just so you know, every single client I've had in the last ten years has availed themselves of the rebate program, so it's different here.

Finance committee  The truth of the matter is that compared to all the other industries represented here, it isn't funded federally per se, other than the CTC. That's obviously the key that we get. In order for us to be able to compete in a global market, the CTC needs to have its funding increased

Finance committee  We're not. The Yukon government funds the Yukon territorial marketing division of our tourism stuff. But having said that, the CTC's general marketing programs—marketing Canada in general and the north in particular—have a huge effect on my ability as an operator to bring people

Finance committee  Sure. I don't want to jump into the place of our national advocacy organization—that's TIAC, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada—but I can tell you that they are hard at that very program. There's no question that we recognize that this potentially could be a government-en

Finance committee  We hope. Just kidding.

Finance committee  I can give you an example of the economic costs of this that really hit home for me. I have an adventure travel company and for the first time in 2005 we were unable to do winter trips in the Whitehorse area. There just wasn't enough snow. It was the first time. On average, for

Finance committee  Good morning. Thanks for having us. I will be brief. Adventure travel and ecotourism are emerging as two of the fastest-growing markets for tourism worldwide. The Yukon, like Canada, is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this current global travel trend. That said, our global