Question Period - Supporting Tourism in Ontario
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Summary
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport responds to a question from a member of the House of Commons regarding Ontario's new online tourism strategy consultation. She also provides an update on the results of the survey, and encourages all Ontarians to get online and take part.
Transcript
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
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Late last year, our government for the people announced that Ontario would be developing a new
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tourism strategy to make us more competitive for tourism operators, more appealing to visitors,
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and to allow for greater job creation in the industry. In fact, I was very pleased to join
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the minister this past January at his roundtable in Ottawa, engaging with some of our key stakeholders,
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including several from my riding of Carleton, like Saunders Farm.
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But this strategy also includes engaging Ontarians via the government's online tourism strategy.
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And so through you, Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please provide this House with an update
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on our government's online tourism strategy consultations?
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the member from Carleton for that question.
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As of yesterday, I'm pleased to report that we've received over 7,000 responses
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from visitors from Ontario and beyond, industry stakeholders and students from
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across the province. I'd like to encourage all members of the House to
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encourage their constituents to get online and take part in this important
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survey. I'd also like to give a gentle reminder to everyone that you have until
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the end of the month to submit your ideas. Over the last few months, I have
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had the chance to meet with tourism stakeholders from all areas of the
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province and I'm proud to say that part of our consultations have we've heard
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from stakeholders in Northern Ontario our Indigenous stakeholders and these two
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sectors Mr. Speaker have an enormous potential for growth response sector in
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the near future our new tourism strategy will ensure that we encourage growth in
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this important sector is part of our government's approach to make Ontario