The Canada Winter Games 2023 is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the city of Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories to those across the country with the national exposure it will get as far as media coverage goes. As far as a hotel levy, I think there are some amendments that need to be made to municipal legislation that would allow the local municipal governments to, through bylaw, create, collect, and administer levies on hotels. Until that legislation is done there is nothing stopping them from creating a destination-marketing fee that would apply only to the city or to each municipality as they decide to do so. It is a priority of Municipal and Community Affairs, and I think the initial work is going to begin during the life of this Assembly, to give the communities the opportunity to enact one, if that was the community's desire.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 19-18(2): GNWT Support For 2023 Canada Winter Games
In the Legislative Assembly on February 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 19-18(2): GNWT Support For 2023 Canada Winter Games
Oral Questions
February 18th, 2016
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