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Hon. Neil Lumsden

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Unit 102 115 Hwy. 8   Stoney Creek, ON L8G 1C1
  • tel: 905-662-8755
  • fax: 905-662-0416
  • Neil.Lumsden@pc.ola.org

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  • Nov/23/23 11:00:00 a.m.

Mr. Speaker, I’d like to thank the member opposite for the question. I see a little bit of tone in his voice; maybe it’s because the Argonauts didn’t make it to the Grey Cup this year, but there’s another year at some point.

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport supports 16 agencies and attractions across Ontario. And let me not forget maybe the most important thing: They are huge drivers and supporters of tourism for this province. That drives billions of dollars, not only to that marketplace, but around Ontario. So we’ve got to make sure we don’t forget that.

Changes to the members and leadership of Ontario’s agencies and boards are a common occurrence, and we typically don’t take out billboards or run ads when it happens.

Mr. Maves has done a lot of great work, and we appreciate the time he spent with us.

Well, there have been changes. Boards get changed all the time. Things happen. There is absolutely no reason for us to centre anybody out at any time. They commit their time and their efforts to make things better. The member identified how great it has been there, and it will continue to get even better, because of the people who take the time out of their daily lives and their jobs to sit on boards, to support the agencies and drive tourism in Niagara parks and in the Niagara region.

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