Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to follow up. First of all, thank you to Mr. Schauerte for the info. I wanted to follow up on the hotel levy, and I’m struggling to understand why the department is moving towards consultation. If we have at least one community that has the capabilities, has the desire and wants to use that revenue for marketing and promotion, I’m not too sure why there needs to be broader support. Why can we not provide the authority in legislation and if a community chooses to take advantage of the option, then they can do so. If they don’t want to take advantage of that option, then they don’t do so. Most municipalities, if they look at it seriously, will realize that it’s going to benefit their municipality by having the excess revenue and putting it into marketing, tourism and promotion.
Wendy Bisaro on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 4th, 2013
See context to find out what was said next.