Good morning, Speaker. It’s great to see you in the chair.

Thanks for the question.

When we talk about what is happening down at Ontario Place, we talk about development, we talk about growth, we talk about opportunities. Those opportunities don’t come overnight. They have to be developed. Given Ontario Place has been sitting dormant for so long and there is still interest by industry to come down and transform Ontario Place into a destination not only for people within 30 or 40 miles but across Ontario and the United States—this is going to be a destination that is going to impact large, medium and small businesses that are part of tourism.

Tourism needs to continue to be supported, especially with what they’ve gone through over the last couple of years. They’re a strong, vibrant industry. They’re smart, and they’re making things happen. To do something like this for Ontario and for the rest of Canada and the people in the United States to come visit and have a destination like this is outstanding.

Thank you for the question. I’m not sure which one they want me to answer. As far as someone from out of town supporting and coming into Ontario, I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

With respect to the growth, I think adjustments have to be made in any type of project. When you make adjustments, you base it on what’s going on around you. The business case, in many situations, regardless of whether it’s building or developing or, let’s say, moving a science centre from one spot to another because it’s going to be better not only for the people who have a chance to go visit—maybe up to a million people who are going to come down there. You have to be able to accommodate what you plan on building. To do that you have to adjust and certainly swing one way or the other based on what is going on. I think this is a great example of development looking into the future, at what’s going to happen down at Ontario Place and the great advantage that we will have as a destination, one of the best in the world to drive tourism in our province.

From my perspective and all the great people that I’ve met in my tours and tourism around this province—they’re excited at what this government and our Premier are doing to help support tourism, drive business and drive the economy.