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House Hansard - 184

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Richard Cannings
  • Apr/25/23 8:29:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Madam Speaker, I really appreciate the work the member does with the all-party tourism caucus. I come from a tourism riding as well. It is a big part of the economy in South Okanagan—West Kootenay. There are some things in the budget that would really help tourism. There is increased funding to Destination Canada. However, when I talk to hotels and restaurants, all the businesses in my riding that depend on and grow with tourism, they say that what tourism really needs is a bigger, more available labour force, and what that labour force needs is more housing. There is very little in this budget on housing. That is at the core of so many of the things that are holding the Canadian economy back. I would simply ask the government to be more bold with housing investments that would allow us to bring in more workers to create the wealth—
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